The collection - Colour Awakened - comprised 48 lots (76 diamonds) weighing 39.44 carats. Bidding closed on 18 November.
Among the collection were pink, red and violet diamonds from the Argyle Diamond Mine, as well as white and yellow diamonds from the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada. Sinead Kaufman of Rio Tinto said the interest generated by events such as these highlighted the enduring legacy of fancy colour diamonds.
“The continued strong global interest in highly collectible natural coloured diamonds and the resulting value creation, reflects their stature as works of art to be treasured for future generations,” she explained.
Danish luxury jeweller Hartmanns purchased a 4.04-carat pear-shaped white diamond paired with two pear-shaped violet diamonds from the Argyle Mine. These diamonds will be used in a collaboration between Hartmanns and Glajz.
“I am honoured to be creating a jewelled treasure that reflects each magnificent birthplace of these three esteemed diamonds - Argyle in the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia and Diavik, just below the Arctic Circle on the frozen edge of the earth in Canada’s Northwest Territories,” Ulrik Hartmann said.
Twelve successful bidders from Australia, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Singapore, and the US pursued the collection.
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