 | Fancy colored diamonds and big names led Christie’s auction of Magnificent Jewels in New York. The top lot in the sale was an 8.08-carat, cushion-cut, fancy vivid blue diamond by Bvlgari. The final price was $18,312,500, topping it's high estimate. A 15.56-carat heart-shaped pink diamond, set in a pendant, sold for $9,537,500. |  |
 | Christie’s sold a pair of earrings weighing a combined 77.71 carats from the 187.7-carat Diavik Foxfire, North America’s largest gem-quality rough diamond. Price when the hammer came down was $1,572,500. An 8.09-carat oval shaped, internally flawless yellow diamond ring made in 1925 by Gillot & Co. sold for $1,308,500. |  |
 | A Belle Époque ring (circa 1915) with a 6.28-carat Kasmir sapphire sold for $936,500. An Art Deco aquamarine and diamond tiara-style necklace made by Cartier in 1935 sold for $828,500 blowing past it's estimate of $70,000-$100,000  |  |
