A rare pink diamond known for its oval shape and vividly pink hue became the most expensive gemstone ever sold at an auction on Tuesday, fetching a record sale price of $71.2 million in Hong Kong.

The Pink Star is a rare gem — literally. It's the biggest pink diamond ever known and on Tuesday it was sold by Sotheby's in Hong Kong for $71.2 million, making it the most expensive diamond or ...

Tennis star Anna Kournikova (left) sports an 11-carat pear-shaped pink diamond, actress Blake Lively (center) likes hers oval-cut and Victoria Beckham displays her rosy sparkler from Asprey’s.

GENEVA – A plum-sized diamond known as the “Pink Star” was auctioned in Geneva Wednesday for $83 million, a world record for a gemstone. David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby’s… ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - The "Pink Star", a flawless pink diamond the size of a plum, sold for 76.3 million Swiss francs ($83.02 million) in Geneva on Wednesday, a world record price for a gemstone at ...

Geneva: A plum-sized diamond known as the “Pink Star” was auctioned in Geneva Wednesday for $83 million, a world record for a gemstone.

The Pink Star, a 59.6-carat oval mixed-cut pink diamond, and the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond that the Gemological Institute of America has ever graded, will be auctioned ...

GENEVA – An enormous diamond known as "The Pink Star" sold for more than $83 million at auction Wednesday night, far surpassing its expected price. Sotheby's says the sale the vivid and flawless ...

The current record for the most expensive diamond or any gemstone sold at auction is held by the CTF Pink Star, a 59.60-carat oval mixed-cut diamond auctioned at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in April ...

Auction Sale of Colored Gem Smashes Previous Best for Item of Jewelry. ... 'Pink Star' Diamond Fetches Record $83.2 Million. ... 24.78-carat pink diamond once owned by jeweler Harry Winston.

"Mandarin garnet" specimens are the most in demand and the most expensive. Spessartine gem quality stones are rarely larger than 5 to 7 carats in weight. The mineral is also found in Africa, India, ...