There are auction lots, and then there are events. Christie's latest offering sits firmly in the latter category: a 24-carat pink diamond, set by Bulgari, carrying an $18 million estimate and a provenance trail that reads like a postwar romance novel. The stone has remained in a single noble family since it was acquired in India sometime in the 1950s — a period when the subcontinent was still releasing its most extraordinary gems into the hands of collectors who knew exactly what they were looking at.
A Bulgari Pink of 24 Carats, Held by One Family Since India's Twilight, Heads to Christie's
Christie's is offering a 24-carat Bulgari-set pink diamond with an $18 million estimate — a stone that hasn't changed hands since a noble family acquired it in India in the 1950s. Single-owner provenance this clean, combined with a Bulgari mount and fancy pink saturation, makes this one of the season's most compelling lots.
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