During Christie’s “Jewels: The London Sale” event on December 10, the historic Wittelsbach diamond was sold for a astonishing £16,393,250 ($24,311,191) and became the most expensive diamond and most expensive jewelry ever sold at an auction.
According to Christie’s, the 35.56ct diamond (sometimes just referred as the Wittelsbach) was purchased by the leading international jeweller Laurence Graff, bidding against Aleks Paul of Essex Global Trading.
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This ring was recently sold in Geneva by Christie’s for CHF1,323,000 ($1,098,340)
From the lot note:
“Set with a rectangular-cut diamond weighing 28.82 carats, to the triangular-shaped diamond shoulders, mounted in platinum, ring size 6. Accompanied by report no. 17465770 dated 17 July 2008 from the GIA Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is I colour, VVS2 clarity ”
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