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Displaying the largest white diamond in the history of auctions in Dubai

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Christie’s auction house in Dubai offered to the public for the first time a white diamond described as the largest of its kind in the history of auctions, before putting it up for sale in May at a price expected to reach 30 million dollars.
Christie’s pointed out that the diamond called “The Rock” (“the rock”) is a huge pear-shaped piece weighing 228.31 carats that was mined and polished in South Africa more than 20 years ago.
After being shown for the first time to the public in Dubai from March 26 to 29, the diamond will be transported to Taipei and New York and then to Geneva, where it will be auctioned by Christie’s on May 11.

“The Middle East has always been very appreciative of jewelry and important gemstones,” Rahul Kadakia, head of the global department of jewelry at Christie’s, told AFP.

“We thought it would be good for us to reveal for the first time this diamond in an area that has a lot of important gem collectors,” he added.

Julian Bruni, head of global private sales for jewelry at Christie’s, said that this piece is “the largest white diamond ever to be sold in auction history”, expecting it to fetch “probably $30 million”.

“We have seen great demand in the region over the past few years… The UAE and the Gulf region have always been a major market for unique pieces,” he added.

According to “Christie’s”, the previous record for the largest white diamond was a piece weighing 163.41 carats that was sold in November 2017 for 33.7 million dollars.

Earlier this year, Sotheby’s in London sold the largest ever black diamond, weighing 555.55 carats, for $4.3 million.

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