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Update 4/25/2025: The Golconda Blue will not be sold at Christie's in May.Instead, per a spokesperson for the auction house, the owners of the gem are now pursuing a sale within their family. "The ...
The Golgonda Blue, a Fancy vivid blue pear shaped diamond of 23.24 carats, setting by JAR. Christie's. The 23.24-carat “Golconda Blue” fancy vivid blue diamond has been pulled from the May 14 ...
Christie's is getting ready to present The Golconda Blue, the largest Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond ever to be offered at auction. Weighing 23.24 carats, this gemstone will headline Christie's ...
Golconda City’s ruins are located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, with the popular Golconda fort built in the 11th century with simple mud walls. The impressive view from the ...
The previous record-holder for the most expensive blue diamond to sell at auction was the 15.10-carat Fancy Vivid De Beers Blue, which sold for $57.5 million at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in April 2022.
The famed Golconda Blue diamond — a 23.24-carat vivid blue marvel once belonging to the Maharajas of Indore and Baroda — will headline Christie’s prestigious ‘Magnificent Jewels’ auction ...
According to Sotheby's, the necklace — made of over 500 likely Golconda diamonds from mines in India — may have been linked to the infamous "Affair of the Diamond Necklace," a scandal that ...
'The Golconda Blue', a 23.24-carat blue diamond with Indian royal heritage, will be auctioned at Christie's in Geneva. Expected to fetch $35-$50 million.
Researchers suggest that the famed Golconda diamonds, including the Hope Diamond and Koh-i-noor, may have originated from a volcanic outcrop nearly 200 miles from where they were mined.
GLOBAL – Christie’s is proud to present The Golconda Blue—the largest Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond ever to be offered at auction. Weighing an extraordinary 23.24 carats, this superb historic ...