Rare 24-carat Bulgari pink diamond sells for over $14.6 million at Christie's Geneva auction

A rare 24-carat pink diamond, known as the Bulgari Pink, has sold for more than $14.6 million at a Christie’s jewellery auction in Geneva. The emerald-cut stone, which had remained in the same family since it was purchased in the 1950s, fetched 12.1 million Swiss francs at auction, placing it squarely within the pre-sale estimate of 10 to 15 million Swiss francs.

The sale has drawn attention not only because of the price, but because of the diamond’s remarkable provenance. Believed to have originated from the legendary Golconda mines in India, the Bulgari Pink carries a history that stretches back decades and connects one of the world’s most celebrated jewellery houses with one of the most storied sources of diamonds in history, as per the Associated Press (AP).

Read more details about it here:A diamond with a long family historyThe Bulgari Pink was purchased by a family in the 1950s and has remained with them ever since.