White diamond sells for $22 million

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NEW YORK (AP) – A “perfect” 100-carat diamond in a classic emerald-cut has sold for just over $22 million at auction. New York auction house Sotheby’s says the diamond was mined in southern Africa within the last 10 years and weighed over 200 carats before it was cut and polished.

The record for any jewel is $46 million for a 24.78-carat emerald-cut pink diamond, set at Sotheby’s in 2010. The internally flawless D color stone is the only classic emerald-cut white diamond over 100 carats to come to auction.

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