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Will these be the world's most expensive earrings? Sotheby's prepares to auction the Apollo and Artemis...
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World Luxury NewsWill these be the world's most expensive earrings? Sotheby's prepares to auction the Apollo and Artemis #diamonds
Auctioneer Sotheby's is set to auction what is thought to be the most expensive pair of earrings in the world tomorrow, valued at a staggering £55 million.
The mismatched pair is made up of two odd-coloured diamonds; one named Apollo and one named Artemis, cut and polished into pear shapes.
The star of the show is the "truly exceptional" Apollo, a 14.54-carat Fancy Vivid blue diamond. An "infinitesimally" low percentage of stones are graded Fancy Vivid Blue like this, causing the value of this stone alone to hit £40 million.
When considered as a pair with Artemis, a 16-carat Fancy Intense pink diamond worth £14.5 million, the set has been described as being in "a class of its own".
Named Apollo and Artemis after the brother and sister Ancient Greek gods of power and beauty, the earrings will be auctioned on 16th May 2017 in Geneva as part of Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels & Noble Jewels sale.
“The divine diamond twins—one pink and the other blue—are perfectly matched in size, cut and tonality,” Sotheby’s says of the lot on its website. “The stones are currently mounted as a spectacular pair of earrings, but are being offered separately, on account of their extreme rarity, power and presence.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/jewellery/will-worlds-expensive-earrings-sothebys-prepares-auction-apollo/
