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The New York sale featuring Catherine’s great Emerald Brooch and Emperor Maximilian diamond totaled $41,246, 325 with 85 percent sold by lot and 92 percent sold by value.

The perfect heart shaped (D flawless) diamond of 28.88 carat which sold for $3,778,500 or $133,000 per carat was top of the sale. The emperor Maximilian was sold for $1.7 million to private US buyer. The Catherine great emerald brooch was sold for $1.6 million to private Middle Eastern buyer.

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Millennium Blue

On April 7th 2010, 5.16 ct fancy vivid blue internally flawless diamond from De Beers Millennium Collection was sold for $6.4 million in Hong Kong. The price was higher than the estimated auction value of $5.9 million. It is the first time that one of the De Beers Millennium Diamonds has put on for sale after the original placement with private collectors in 2000.

Millennium blue

De Beers Millennium Blue exceeds the price per ct of $1.25 million per ct of Wittelsbach diamond ($680,000 per ct). Near to the record setting price of $1.35 million per ct for 7.03 ct blue diamonds and 5 ct fancy intense pink diamond sold in Hong Kong last year for $2.1 million per ct.