Diamond "Pink star" weight 59,60 carats — is the world's largest faceted diamond from when-либо put up for auction. It was sold in 2013 in Geneva for $83 million (hammer), however, the buyer, new-йоркский jeweler Isaac wolf could not pay for their purchase. The diamond remained in the possession of Sotheby's auction house, and behold, four years later, podgadat moment and succeeding the auction block, the "Pink star" was again put up for auction and sold, as I hope the auction house, this time by-настоящему.

the Final bid 553 million Hong Kong dollars ($71,2 million with the auction house Commission) was made by the representative of Hong Kong jewelry company Chow Tai Fook, orders over the phone.

Usually the most important auction transaction with precious stones occur in Geneva. Blue diamond Oppenheimer, the previous holder of the record price of the open auction, was sold at auction Christie's in Geneva in may 2016 for $57.5 million Shortly thereafter, in the capital of the Canton of Geneva decided to try my luck and Sotheby's, put up for auction the second largest uncut diamond Lesedi La Rona ("Our light") with an estimate of $70 million, but wanting to buy it was not.

Pink diamond, which was cut "Pink star", was found in 1999 in Africa. His cut took approximately two years, and in 2003 it was first presented to the public. Diamond "Pink star" participated in exhibitions of the National Museum of natural history in Washington DC and the natural history Museum in London. New owner — company Chow Tai Fook — decided to rename the diamond, adding to the "Pink star", an abbreviation of his company CTF (CTF Pink Star) — in honor of her 88-летия.

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Sources: sothebys.com, money.cnn.com, bbc.com