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Diamond Sells for Record $21.5 Million, Beatles Art $87,720
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A colorless 76.02-carat diamond sold last night in Switzerland for 20.4 million Swiss francs ($21.5 million) with fees, setting a record auction price per carat.
Known as the Archduke Joseph Diamond, the internally flawless stone was the most highly valued lot in a jewelry auction held by Christie’s International at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, Geneva.