Pursuits
Pink Diamond Sets Record as Harry Winston Wins Gem at Christie's
- Jeweler’s winning $50 million bid is record price per carat
- Sotheby’s later will put Marie Antoinette jewels on block
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Harry Winston made the winning $50 million bid for a pink diamond at an auction by Christie’s, setting a record price for price paid per carat for a gem of that hue.
The 18.96-carat stone was the largest fancy vivid pink diamond ever offered at auction by Christie’s, and comes from the collection of the Oppenheimer family, the former owners of De Beers. It sold after five minutes of bidding, meeting the high estimate. The luxury diamond purveyor renamed it the Winston Pink Legacy.