Top Gems at Auction in 2014

89.23-carat Pear-Shaped Diamond – $11,085,000 70.33-carat Cushion Brilliant-Cut Diamond – $14,201,234

75.97-carat Pear-Shaped D Colour, Flawless Diamond – $14,474,732 Pair of Fancy Vivid Blue & Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond Earrings, by Bvlgari – $15,820,731

The Graff Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond weighs 100.09 carats and is graded VS2 clarity. It set a new world auction record for a yellow diamond.– $16,347,848 The Blue Belle of Asia – $17,295,796. At 392.52 carats, the Ceylon sapphire is the fourth largest faceted sapphire and set a new world auction record for any sapphire.

A Belle Époque Diamond Devant-de-Corsage Brooch, by Cartier – $17,581,612

8.41-carat Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond – $17,778,247

The Winston Blue – 13.22 carats - $23,795,372

The Hutton-Mdivani Jadeite Necklace – $27,441,026. The Hutton-Mdivani Necklace set a new world auction record for any jadeite jewelry and a new world auction record for a Cartier jewel. The Zoe Diamond – $32,645,000 ($3,348,205 per carat) The Zoe diamond set a new world auction record for any blue diamond at the time and a new world auction record for price-per-carat for any diamond.