Based on how much it went for I'm sure it's blue, but when I look at the photo I don't see so much as a hint of blue which is very disappointing. Does this look blue to you or does the center stone look white like the baguettes?
Blue Diamond Blows Away Estimate at Heritage
October 8, 2023 | Anthony DeMarco
"A blue-diamond ring led Heritage Auction’s most recent jewelry sale, fetching $275,000.
The 1.21-carat, fancy-light-blue, VVS2-clarity center stone — flanked by tapered baguette-cut, light-blue diamonds weighing approximately 0.50 carats — far exceeded its $150,000 high estimate at the Fall Fine Jewelry Signature Auction, the house said last week.
The September 28 sale of more than 300 lots featured a variety of diamond and gemstone jewels, as well as signed pieces.
The top lots included a gold ring with an oval-shaped, 8.84-carat, unheated Burma spinel and 6.50 carats of diamonds, which beat its $90,000 high estimate at $106,250, and an Edwardian-era platinum ring bearing a circular brilliant-cut, 6.86-carat, I-color, SI1-clarity diamond that brought in $93,750.
Leading the sale’s signed items was a Bulgari gold ring with a cushion-shaped, 10.67-carat, purple Ceylon sapphire surrounded by 4.50 carats of baguette-cut diamonds. It fetched $87,500.
Four necklaces were among the top sellers. The first, featuring 46.76 carats of G- to I-color, VS-clarity diamonds in 18-karat white gold, netted $71,875. Next was an 18-karat yellow gold necklace from Oscar Heyman, circa 1980, that contained 24.81 carats of diamonds and fetched $62,500. A Van Cleef & Arpels platinum and gold necklace from circa the 1950s, showcasing 9.50 carats of transitional and full-cut diamonds, garnered $56,250, while an 18-karat gold Cartier necklace with 14.75 carats of diamonds sold for $41,250.
Other pieces that did well included an Oscar Heyman platinum bracelet with 10.15 carats of baguette-cut diamonds, which went for ... "
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