These are the most expensive earrings in the world
A mismatched pair of diamond earrings sold for a world record £45 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva.
The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds are described as ‘truly exceptional stones’ and truly in a ‘class of their own’ when considered as a pair.A pollo sold for £33 million and Artemis cost £12 million – with both earrings being purchased by the same anonymous bidder.
Both diamonds are very rare, with less than 0.1% of diamonds having any blue in them at all.
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Apollo is a 14.54 carat vivid blue diamond, cut and polished into a pear shape. While Artemis is a 16 carat intense pink diamond.
The £45 million final figure is a record for a pair of earrings, although the sum was actually short on what was estimated, £55 million.
David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewellery Division, said: “It has been a privilege for Sotheby’s to be entrusted with the superb ‘Apollo Blue’ and ‘Artemis Pink’, which have now been renamed The Memory of Autumn Leaves and The Dream of Autumn Leaves.
“I am delighted that the stones will remain together as earrings.”
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