Blue Twin Diamonds to Lead Christie's NY

RAPAPORT A twin-stone blue diamond ring will be the top lot at next month's Christie's New York auction, with a presale estimate of $6 million to $8 million The piece, bearing two pear modified brilliant-cut, fancy-vivid-blue, VS2-clarity diamonds weighing 3.06 and 2.61 carats, will go under the hammer at the Magnificent Jewels sale on April 16, the auction house said last week Christie's will also offer three D-color diamonds over 15 carats each, including a marquise-cut, 1669-carat, potentially internally flawless, type IIa stone.

The diamond, which is from the collection of Elizabeth Stafford, duchess of Norfolk, is estimated at $1.2 million to $1.8 million An oval modified brilliant-cut, 6.11-carat, fancy-pink diamond ring with VVS1 clarity will also be up for auction, with a presale estimate of between $1.2 million and $1.5 million The stone is one of a number of colored diamonds on offer.

Image: The fancy-vivid-blue diamonds that appear in the twin-stone ring. . Source