Named after Queen II. The 11.15-carat Williamson Pink Star (Pink Star) diamond, purchased from another pink diamond given to Elizabeth as a wedding gift, was auctioned yesterday by Sotheby’s Hong Kong for HK$453 million (57,736,078) to an unnamed buyer. US Dollar) sold. Experts diamond sales He had predicted the price to be 22 million US dollars.
“Weighing 11.15 carats and carrying one of the rarest colors naturally found in diamonds, the Williamson Pink Star is the second largest inside, flawless pink diamond ever sold,” the auction house said.
The auction house stated that the diamond is Type IIa, the purest type of diamond chemically, and that these types of diamonds are generally of exceptional optical transparency. “The Williamson Pink Star is one of the rarest of all gemstones… It is extremely rare to find large unmodified pink diamonds,” the statement said.
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OTHER TWO FAMOUS PINK DIAMONDS
Known as the Williamson Pink Star, the 11.15 carat diamond got its name from two other large pink diamonds. Of these two pink diamonds, 59.60 carats were sold at auction in 2017 for a record $71.2 million. 23.60 carat second pink diamond It was named Queen II by a Canadian geologist in 1947. It was given to Elizabeth as a wedding present.
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