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Added on the 06/04/2015 18:05:15 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Child star Shirley Temple's rare blue diamond ring fails to find a buyer at auction on Tuesday.
New York (US), Sep 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Alba Vigaray).- The auction house Sotheby's will put on sale net month in Hong Kong an "extremely rare" 102-carat diamond, which is expected to fetch up to $30 million.In 2015, Sotheby's sold another 100-carat emerald-cut diamond at auction in New York for $ 22 million.FOOTAGE OF THE DIAMOND. SOUNDBITES OF QUIG BRUNNING, JEWELRY SPECIALIST at SOTHEBY'S:"This is a very important 102-carat diamond since they are not many diamonds of more than 100 carats in the market. Its quality is also very good. It has the best colour and it hasn't any inclusion. We can say that it's the perfect diamond.""There is not a reserve price and there is not an estimated price. We want the market to decide the price of the diamond. We are confident in the existent market because there is huge international interest in jewels and important stones."
Weighing 14.62 carats, largest fancy blue diamond to have ever been presented to the public to go on auction in Geneva. Rough Cut - no reporter narration
The "Unique Pink" 15.38 carat diamond is the one of the rarest in the world and may fetch up to $38 million (USD) at Sotheby's auction in Geneva. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Christie's auction house displays the famous Blue Oppenheimer diamond and a royal collection. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).