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15.80 Internally Flawless Fancy Vivid Purple Pink Diamond sells at Christie's Hong Kong for only $29.3 million. It was expected to sell for $35 million.
May 25, 2021, 9:02 AM
An Asian private buyer purchased the stone named The Sakura, Japanese for cherry blossom, because the diamond is 'exactly' the same shade as the tree.  Perhaps the diamond was affected by weekend crashing crypto markets or simply fall out from Covid.
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“The Spirit of the Rose,” a 14.83-carat fancy vivid purple-pink diamond sells for $26.6 million.
Nov 13, 2020, 9:46 AM
Sets per carat world record for a vivid purple-pink colored diamond