“粉红之星”钻石在香港拍卖出天价

A rare diamond known as the Pink Star has been sold in Hong Kong for more than $71m, setting a new world record for any gemstone at auction. The oval-shaped 59.6 carat stone was bought after just five minutes' bidding at Sotheby's, reports said. It is the largest polished diamond in its class to go under the hammer. Bidding for the gem, which was found by De Beers at a mine in Africa in 1999 and cut over a period of two years, began at $56m.
在香港最近一次拍卖会上，一颗名为“粉红之星”的珍贵钻石以7100万美元的成交价刷新了全球宝石拍卖纪录。报道称，苏富比拍卖行起拍才五分钟，这颗重达59.6克拉的椭圆形钻石就被买走。它是拍卖史上同等级抛光钻石中最大的一颗。“粉红之星”是戴比尔斯公司于1999年在非洲的一个矿山中发现的。经过了两年的打磨，起拍价定为5600万美元。