Christie’s to Offer ‘Cullinan Dream’ for Sale
May 25, 16
(IDEX Online News) – Auction house Christie’s has announced that it will hold its New York Magnificent Jewels auction, which will include the ‘Cullinan Dream’ diamond.
The auction will be comprised of 260 lots, with pre-sale estimates ranging from $4,000 to $23 million, including exceptional fancy colored and colorless diamonds, colored gemstones, natural pearls and more. Signed pieces from private collections and estates from designers such as Bulgari, Cartier, Graff and Tiffany & Co. will also be included.
The auction will be led by the Cullinan Dream, a 24.18-carat fancy intense blue diamond set with classic baguette-cut diamonds and the largest of four blue diamonds cut from a 122.52-carat rough stone recovered in 2014 at the Cullinan mine.
“Selling the world record Oppenheimer Blue diamond for $57.5 million during our Geneva May 18 Magnificent Jewels sale was a great honor and we look forward to continuing this success with the Cullinan Dream, the largest Fancy Intense blue diamond to come to auction,” said Christie’s international head of jewelry Rahul Kadakia.
The Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction will take place from June 3-13, with the Cullinan Dream live auction taking place on June 9.