Christie’s Summer Sparkle, an online auction held from August 4 to August 18, saw a 24.45-carat, heart-shaped, D-color, internally flawless, type IIa diamond pendant sell for $2 million. In total, Christie’s raked in $5.1 million from the sale, Diamond World reports.
It is the second-highest price the auction house has achieved for a jewel sold online. The record for the highest price Christie’s has garnered for a jewel online is held by an emerald-cut, 28.86-carat, VVS1-clarity, type IIa diamond ring which sold for $2.1 million in July 2020.
The record for the highest sum paid for a jewel at any online auction is held by a 50.03-carat, G-color, VVS2-clarity diamond that sold for $2.7 million at Sotheby’s in June 2021.
