name,stone,category,carats,price_usd_millions,price_usd,price_usd_basis,local_price,local_currency,local_amount,house,city,sale_date,usd_per_carat,stated_record,notes,sources,erebaur_url
CTF Pink Star,"Fancy Vivid Pink diamond, oval mixed cut, IF",pink-diamond,59.6,71.2,71175926,exact_usd_total,"US$71,175,926",USD,71175926,Sotheby's,Hong Kong,2017-04,1194227,auction record for any jewel,,https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-five-most-expensive-pink-diamonds,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-ctf-pink-star
Williamson Pink Star,"Fancy Vivid Pink diamond, cushion, IF",pink-diamond,11.15,57.7,57700000,usd_millions_rounded,"HK$453,223,000",HKD,453223000,Sotheby's,Hong Kong,2022-10,5174888,record price per carat for any diamond,"Sotheby’s published US$57,736,078, or US$5,178,124 per carat. The table carries the rounded US$57.7 million, so the computed per-carat figure comes out slightly lower.",https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/bidding-frenzy-for-the-williamson-pink-star-one-of-the-purest-pinkest-diamonds-ever-to-appear-at-auction-drives-final-price-to-record-hk-453-2-million-us-57-7-million,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-williamson-pink-star
Oppenheimer Blue,"Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, rectangular cut, VVS1",blue-diamond,14.62,57.54,57540000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 56,837,000",CHF,56837000,Christie's,Geneva,2016-05,3935705,price record for a blue diamond,"Carried to two decimals (US$57.54 million) so that the price order agrees with the text, which gives US$57,541,779. Christie’s lot 242 gives CHF 56,837,000.",https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5990891 | https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/vivid-spring-2016-auction-season-sales-totals-near-800-million,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-oppenheimer-blue
De Beers Blue,"Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, step cut, IF",blue-diamond,15.1,57.5,57500000,usd_millions_rounded,"HK$450,925,000",HKD,450925000,Sotheby's,Hong Kong,2022-04,3807947,,"The largest Fancy Vivid blue diamond offered at auction, not the most expensive blue. US$57.5 million is Sotheby’s own rounding of HK$450,925,000.",https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-de-beers-blue | https://www.sothebys.com/en/press/strong-hong-kong-sales-results-reaffirm-sothebys-market-leadership-in-asia-hong-kong-2022-spring-sales-achieve-hk-3-852-billion-us-496-million-the-second-highest-total-in-company-history | https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2022-gemnews-auction-highlights,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-de-beers-blue
Pink Legacy,"Fancy Vivid Pink diamond, cut-cornered rectangle, VS1",pink-diamond,18.96,50.4,50400000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 50,375,000",CHF,50375000,Christie's,Geneva,2018-11,2658228,,"The US$ figure is derived from the per-carat price Sotheby’s published for the stone (US$2,656,909 per carat), not from a dollar total announced at the sale.",https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6164899,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-pink-legacy
Blue Moon of Josephine,"Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, cushion, IF",blue-diamond,12.03,48.5,48468158,exact_usd_total,"US$48,468,158",USD,48468158,Sotheby's,Geneva,2015-11,4028941,,"Sold in Geneva. No Swiss franc total could be retrieved, so the row carries the US$ figure Sotheby’s publishes.",https://www.sothebys.com/en/slideshows/impressive-highlights-from-geneva-auctions | https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/top-gems-continue-set-records-2015-auctions,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-blue-moon-of-josephine
Graff Pink,"Pink diamond, emerald cut, repolished after the sale",pink-diamond,24.78,46.0,46000000,usd_millions_rounded,CHF 45.44 million,CHF,45440000,Sotheby's,Geneva,2010-11,1856336,,Sotheby’s gives CHF 45.44 million and about US$46 million. The stone was repolished to 23.88 ct after the sale; the weight here is the weight sold.,https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-five-most-expensive-pink-diamonds,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-graff-pink
Bleu Royal,"Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, pear brilliant, IF",blue-diamond,17.61,44.0,44000000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 39,505,000",CHF,39505000,Christie's,Geneva,2023-11,2498580,,Christie’s lot 87. GIA reports about US$44 million.,https://www.christies.com/auction/auction-21991-gnv/browse-lots | https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6451329 | https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2023-gemnews-fall-auction-highlights,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-bleu-royal
Princie,"Fancy Intense Pink diamond, cushion, VS2, Golconda type",pink-diamond,34.65,39.3,39323750,exact_usd_total,"US$39,323,750",USD,39323750,Christie's,New York,2013-04,1134885,,,https://www.christies.com/auction/auction-2694-nyr/browse-lots | https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5672735,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-princie
Estrela de Fura,"Ruby, Mozambique, pigeon's blood",ruby,55.22,34.8,34800000,usd_millions_rounded,US$34.8 million,USD,34800000,Sotheby's,New York,2023-06,630206,highest total price for a ruby,About US$34.8 million; no exact total is given.,https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2023-gemnews-spring-auction-highlights,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-estrela-de-fura
Eternal Pink,"Fancy Vivid purplish pink diamond, IF",pink-diamond,10.57,34.8,34800000,usd_millions_rounded,US$34.8 million,USD,34800000,Sotheby's,New York,2023-06,3292337,,Added from GIA Gems & Gemology. About US$34.8 million; no exact total is given.,https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2023-gemnews-spring-auction-highlights,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-eternal-pink
Sunrise Ruby,"Ruby, Myanmar, set in a Cartier ring",ruby,25.59,30.3,30335698,exact_usd_total,"US$30,335,698",USD,30335698,Sotheby's,Geneva,2015-05,1185451,per-carat record for a ruby,"Two grade-A sources conflict: Sotheby’s publishes US$30,335,698, GIA gives US$32.4 million and US$1,266,901 per carat. The row keeps the selling house’s figure.",https://www.sothebys.com/en/slideshows/impressive-highlights-from-geneva-auctions | https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/top-gems-continue-set-records-2015-auctions,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-sunrise-ruby
Sweet Josephine,"Fancy Vivid Pink diamond, named after the sale",pink-diamond,16.08,28.5,28500000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 28,725,000",CHF,28725000,Christie's,Geneva,2015-11,1772388,,"Christie’s lot 409, Geneva, 10 November 2015, catalogued under a descriptive title and named after the sale. The US$ figure is the one reported at the time.",https://www.christies.com/en/results,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-sweet-josephine
The Winston Blue,"Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, catalogued as THE BLUE",blue-diamond,13.22,23.8,23800000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 21,445,000",CHF,21445000,Christie's,Geneva,2014-05,1800303,,"Catalogued as THE BLUE (Christie’s lot 260, Geneva, 14 May 2014) and named after the sale. The US$ figure is the one reported at the time.",https://www.christies.com/en/results,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-the-winston-blue
The Rock,"Diamond, G color, VS1, pear brilliant",colorless-diamond,228.31,21.9,21900000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 21,681,000",CHF,21681000,Christie's,Geneva,2022-05,95922,,Chapter 14 makes no record claim for this stone.,https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6367687 | https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2022-gemnews-auction-highlights,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-the-rock
Red Cross Diamond,"Fancy Intense Yellow diamond, cushion, VS2",other,205.07,14.3,14300000,usd_millions_rounded,"CHF 14,181,250",CHF,14181250,Christie's,Geneva,2022-05,69732,,,https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6367722 | https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2022-gemnews-auction-highlights,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-red-cross-diamond
Jubilee Ruby,"Ruby, Burma, unheated, in a Verdura ring",ruby,15.99,14.2,14165000,exact_usd_total,"US$14,165,000",USD,14165000,Christie's,New York,2016-04,885866,,Sold on 20 April 2016.,https://www.christies.com/auction/auction-12180-nyr/browse-lots | https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5988023 | https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/vivid-spring-2016-auction-season-sales-totals-near-800-million,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-jubilee-ruby
La Peregrina,"Natural pearl, in a Cartier necklace",pearl,50.56,11.8,11842500,exact_usd_total,"US$11,842,500",USD,11842500,Christie's,New York,2011-12,234227,,"Not the record for a natural pearl. That is the Marie Antoinette pendant (CHF 36,427,000, Geneva, 2018), left out of the table because no carat weight could be retrieved.",https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5507887,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-la-peregrina
Elizabeth Taylor Diamond,"Diamond, D color, VS1, Type IIa",colorless-diamond,33.19,8.8,8818500,exact_usd_total,"US$8,818,500",USD,8818500,Christie's,New York,2011-12,265697,,"An earlier claim that it set a per-carat record for a colorless diamond was removed: the arithmetic holds, but no primary source for the record was found.",https://www.christies.com/auction/auction-2623-nyr/browse-lots | https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5507955,https://erebaur.com/records/#r-elizabeth-taylor-diamond