DALLAS — A 1.21-carat Fancy orangy red diamond shattered estimates September 29 when it sold for $1,755,000 in Heritage Auctions‘ Fall Fine Jewelry Signature® Auction. The final price was nearly 12 times the ultra-rare gemstone’s high estimate of $150,000 and was the highest price ever paid for an item of jewelry at Heritage Auctions.
Red alert: extremely scarce 1.21-carat red diamond at Heritage, Sept. 29
DALLAS — Heritage Auctions will present a 1.21-carat Fancy orangy red diamond, estimated at $100,000-$150,000, as part of its Sept. 29 Fall Fine Jewelry Signature® Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.