{"id":10172,"date":"2011-07-06T03:59:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T03:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxurylaunches.com\/?p=10172"},"modified":"2021-02-12T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T10:49:35","slug":"bulgaris_rare_blue_diamond_ring_to_be_auctioned_for_the_first_time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxurylaunches.com\/auctions\/bulgaris_rare_blue_diamond_ring_to_be_auctioned_for_the_first_time.php","title":{"rendered":"Bulgari&#8217;s rare blue diamond ring to be auctioned for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxurylaunches.com\/auctions\/the_recordbreaking_blue_diamond_is_christened_as_star_of_josephine.php\">Blue diamonds<\/a> are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxurylaunches.com\/auctions\/516ct_rare_blue_diamond_expected_to_fetch_58million.php\">rare<\/a>, but surely not <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxurylaunches.com\/auctions\/a_703_carat_blue_diamond_sells_off_for_a_little_less_than_10_million.php\">uncommon<\/a>. After a blue diamond raked a storm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxurylaunches.com\/auctions\/blue_diamond_bvlgari_ring_estimated_to_fetch_12_million_at_christies.php\">almost a year ago<\/a> in the auction circles, Bonhams is all set to ruffle feathers again by putting a beautiful diamond and blue diamond crossover ring, by Bulgari. The ring, dated to 1960s, comes from a \u201c<em>private European collector<\/em>\u201d and will be auctioned for the first time ever. The ring sports a pear-shaped 3.93 carats diamond that comes in D color and VS2 clarity, alongside a pear-shaped \u201c<em>fancy vivid<\/em>\u201d, 3.72 carat natural blue diamond with SI2 clarity.<br \/>\n<strong>Update &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artdaily.org\/index.asp?int_sec=11&#038;int_new=50614\">Artdaily<\/a> <em>reports that &#8216;One of the world\u2019s rarest stones, a blue diamond, has sold for \u00a31,889,250 at the Bonhams Fine Jewellery Sale in New Bond Street.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe stunning ring is estimated to fetch between \u00a3600,000 ($963,185) and \u00a3 800,000 ($1,284,295). Bulgari has been a brand that served many well-known celebrities with its impressive and excellent quality jewelry designs, including names like Elizabeth Taylor, who bought most of her jewelry from the brand.<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artdaily.org\/index.asp?int_sec=11&#038;int_new=48798\">Artdaily<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue diamonds are rare, but surely not uncommon. 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