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

Fancy Yellow
•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

Fancy Intense Yellow
•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, Christies, $10,408/carat, $171,003
•7.22 carats, VS1, rectangular, Sotheby's, $10,457/carat, $75,500

Fancy Deep Grayish Greenish Yellow
3.88 carats, emerald, Sotheby's, $10,567/carat, $41,000

Fancy 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

Fancy Light Green
6.20 carats, VS1, old mine, Christie's, $18,710/carat, $116,002

Fancy Brownish Orangey-Pink
9.51 carats, VVS2, oval, Christie's, $23,764/carat, $225,996

Fancy Vivid Yellow-Orange
3.56 carats, SI1, rectangular, Christie's, $32,584/carat, $115,999

Fancy Vivid Yellow
4.18 carats, Internally Flawless, rectangular, Christie's, $64,593/carat, $269,999

Fancy Intense Green-Blue
0.93 carats, pear, Christie's, $101,075/carat, $94,000

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

Fancy Purplish-Red
0.41 carats, round, Christie's, $229,268/carat, $94,000

Fancy Red
1.92 carats, VS2, rectangular (radiant), Phillips, $781,250/carat, $1,500,000

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

Fancy Intense Yellow
30.14 carats, emerald, Butterfield's, $8626/carat, $260,000(?)

Fancy Vivid Yellow
6.31 carats, pear, Weschler's, $36,806/carat, $232,250


Highest per carat prices at auction as of the respective dates

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

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

Fancy Intense Orange-Yellow
4.77 carats, rectangular cut, November 1990, $821,803/carat, $3,920,000

Fancy Intense Purplish-Pink
7.37 carats, emerald cut, November 1995, $819,201/carat, $6,037,511

Fancy Purplish-Pink
4.92 carats, emerald cut, April 1995, $425,304/carat, $2,092,495

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

Fancy Yellowish-Green
3.02 carats, pear brilliant, April 1988, $564,569/carat, $1,704,998

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

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

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

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

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

Fancy Intense Yellow-Orange
8.93 carats, pear brilliant, May 1988, $211,113/carat, $1,885,239

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