An anonymous buyer helped push the price up by nearly $10 million!
The diamond is called “The De Beers Cullinan Blue.” It’s a 15.10-carat gem, and it was sold at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong after an eight-minute bidding war among four hopeful buyers.
The diamond was originally estimated to bring in $48 million, but an anonymous buyer on the phone raised the price by more than $9 million. The “exceptionally rare diamond” was found in South Africa’s Cullinan Mine last year, and it is said to have the highest rankings by which colored diamonds are judged.
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