Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond Ring Sells for $3.6 Million

Rapaport reported that the top lot in Christie’s New York sale on October 20 was a 75.56-carat, cushion modified brilliant-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond ring. It sold for $3,609,000.
As quoted in the market news:

The first sale of the New York season netted a total of $19.96 million. The auctioneer said online bidding was an active element in the sale, with clients participating from locations including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Monaco, the United Kingdom, and all over the United States.
In addition to the ring, top prices were achieved for the following: a marquise-cut D 18.8-carat color diamond for $1.45 million; a heart-shaped D 12.75-carat color diamond for $965,000; and, a cushion-cut fancy yellow 34.12-carat diamond of $725,000.

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