Alrosa Auction Earns $17 Million on 5,200 Carats
June 19, 08
Alrosa sold rough diamonds worth upwards of $17 million at an auction Thursday. 334 diamonds, with a total weight of 5,200 carats were sold at the 29th special international auction, with the largest diamond weighing 39.36 carats, RIA reported.
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Alrosa and the auction’s organizers said in a statement that the combined overall starting price for all the lots was exceeded by over 82 percent. One lot in particular sold for about $48,000 per carat, a record price.