A Golconda Diamond, The Price of Eternity

Result EUR5,800,000

Published on 07 September 2023, by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker

Auction on 18 July 2023 - 10:00 (CEST) - Monte-Carlo Bay Hôtel, 40 avenue Princesse Grâce - 98000 Monaco

Collectors from around the world vied for the Eternity Drop, an exceptional Golconda diamond and the highlight of the HVMC’s traditional summer jewelry sale.

Golconda IIa diamond, 76.52 carats, color D, purity IF, mounted on an 18k gray gold... A Golconda Diamond, The Price of Eternity

Golconda IIa diamond, 76.52 carats, color D, purity IF, mounted on an 18k gray gold and pink gold sautoir, length: 30 cm/11.81 in, weight: 65.20 g/2.30 oz.
Result: €5.8M

The suspense was short-lived. After a fierce bidding war lasting just a few minutes, a foreign buyer acquired Eternity Drop, a rare diamond from a Middle Eastern princely collection. This was neither the first time the royal house entrusted HVMC with such a precious jewel, nor the first…

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