The auction house is not offering any details on why the fancy vivid pink stone was pulled from its upcoming “Magnificent Jewels” sale.
New York—A 13.15-carat fancy vivid pink diamond expected to sell for more than $30 million will no longer be a part of Christie’s upcoming New York jewelry sale.
Rapaport broke the news that the diamondhad been pulled from the auctionon Thanksgiving Day.
Christie’s confirmed its withdrawal to National Jeweler on Wednesday, stating: “The ‘Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond Ring’ has been withdrawn from sale in New York on Dec. 6. We have no further comment.”
The auction house originallyannounced the auction of the unnamed stonein mid-November, billing it as the highlight of its upcoming “Magnificent Jewels” sale.
At the time, Rahul Kadakia, international head of jewelry at Christie’s, said a private collector approached them about putting the diamond up for sale in December after the auction house sold “The Fortune Pink” for$28.8 million in Geneva.
The estimate on the VVS1/potentially IF stone, which Kadakia described as “magnificently rare,” was $25 million to $35 million.
