Diamonds-Engagement Rings

Some Colored Diamonds and Prices at Auction

The ring in the photo went for $750,000. Stones were described as "Dark Blueish-Gray and Fancy Brownish-Pink"

Fancy Yellow Diamonds

• 2.45 carats, Vs1, square, Sotheby's, $5051/carat, $12,375
• 2.48 carats, Vs1, square, Sotheby's, $5051/carat, $12,526
• 10.06 carats, Vs2, round, Christie's, $5256/carat, $52,875
• 3.54 carats, Vs2, marquise, Christie's, $6306/carat, $22,323

Vivid Yellow Diamonds

• 4.18 carats, Internally Flawless, rectangular, Christie's, $64,593/carat, $269,999
• 6.31 carats, pear, Weschler's, $36,806/carat, $232,250

Intense Yellow Diamonds

• 1.93 carats, Vs2, rectangular, Christie's, $7915/carat, $15,276
• 4.63 carats, Si2, oval, Christie's, $9644/carat, $44,652
• 16.43 carats, VVS2, square, Christie's, $10,408/carat, $171,003
• 7.22 carats, Vs1, rectangular, Sotheby's, $10,457/carat, $75,500
• 30.14 carats, emerald, Butterfield's, $8626/carat, $260,000(?)

Vivid Orangey-Yellow

• 5.47 carats, cushion, Sotheby's, $18,439/carat, $100,861
• 5.58 carats, cushion, Sotheby's, $18,439/carat, $102,890

Light Green Diamonds

6.20 carats, Vs1, old mine, Christie's, $18,710/carat, $116,002

Brownish Orangey-Pink Diamonds

9.51 carats, VVS2, oval, Christie's, $23,764/carat, $225,996

Vivid Yellow-Orange Diamonds

3.56 carats, Si1, rectangular, Christie's, $32,584/carat, $115,999

Intense Green-Blue Diamonds

0.93 carats, pear, Christie's, $101,075/carat, $94,000

Fancy Deep Blue Diamonds

5.02 carats, Internally Flawless, marquise, Christie's, $176,494/carat, $886,000

Fancy Purplish-Red Diamonds

0.41 carats, round, Christie's, $229,268/carat, $94,000

Red Diamonds

1.92 carats, Vs2, rectangular (radiant), Phillips, $781,250/carat, $1,500,000

Deep Blue Diamonds

10.48 carats, briolette, Phillips, $257,633/carat, $2,700,000

Highest / Carat Colored Diamonds at Auction

Purplish-Red Diamond

0.95 carats, round brilliant, April 1987, $926,315/carat, $880,000 (the Hancock Red Diamond)

Red Diamond

0.25 carats, oval brilliant, October 1996, $326,000/carat, $81,500

Intense Orange-Yellow

4.77 carats, rectangular cut, November 1990, $821,803/carat, $3,920,000

Intense Purplish-Pink Diamond

7.37 carats, emerald cut, November 1995, $819,201/carat, $6,037,511

Purplish-Pink Diamond

4.92 carats, emerald cut, April 1995, $425,304/carat, $2,092,495

Vivid Green Diamond

0.90 carats, round brilliant, October 1999, $736,111/carat, $662,499

Yellowish-Green Diamond

3.02 carats, pear brilliant, April 1988, $564,569/carat, $1,704,998

Deep Blue Diamond

4.37 carats, oval brilliant, November 1995, $568,740/carat, $2,485,393

Deep Blue Diamond

13.49 carats, emerald cut, April 1995, $554,670/carat, $7,482,498

Vivid Yellow Diamond

13.83 carats, antique brilliant, April 1997, $238,792/carat, $3,302,493

Intense Yellow Diamond

18.49 carats, pear brilliant, June 1990, $203,461/carat, $3,761,993 (the Golden Drop Diamond)

Vivid Orange Diamond

5.54 carats, cushion modified brilliant, October 1997, $238,718/carat, $1,322,497 (the Pumpkin Diamond)

Intense Yellow-Orange Diamond

8.93 carats, pear brilliant, May 1988, $211,113/carat, $1,885,239

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