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Rare blue diamond could fetch up to £2 million at auction

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Cameron, L. (2026, September 22). Rare blue diamond could fetch up to £2 million at auction. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-glasgow-scottish-brazil-india-b1298001.html

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Elmwood’s auctioneers will offer a rare 8.03 carat natural blue diamond ring for sale, potentially fetching up to £2 million at an upcoming auction in Britain. This particular blue diamond is only the third over eight carats ever auctioned in the UK, following the “Idol’s Eye” and the Wittelsbach Diamond. Joe Kendrick from Elmwood’s highlights its historical significance and exceptional quality, noting that it will likely attract significant interest due to its rarity and physical attributes.

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Elmwood’s auctioneers in London are preparing to sell a blue diamond weighing 8.03 carats, expected to fetch up to £2 million at an upcoming auction next month. This would make it only the third blue diamond over eight carats ever offered for sale in the UK, following the 70.21 carat "Idol's Eye" sold by Christie’s in 1865 and the Wittelsbach Diamond auctioned at Sotheby’s in 2008. Joe Kendrick, head of sales at Elmwood’s, highlighted the rarity and historical significance of the upcoming sale, predicting a high level of interest from collectors due to the diamond's unique combination of size, clarity, and shape.

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A blue diamond ring of “extraordinary rarity” could fetch up to £2 million when it goes under the hammer next month. uncertain

it → fetch → hammer

Auctioneers Elmwood’s said the jewel will be only the third blue diamond weighing more than eight carats ever offered at auction in the UK. asserted

jewel → say → UK

Elmwood’s said that the only blue diamonds weighing more than eight carats ever offered at auction in the UK are the 70.21 carat “Idol’s Eye”, sold in London at Christie’s in 1865 and the Wittelsbach Diamond which went under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London in 2008. asserted

which → say → 2008

Joe Kendrick, head of sale at Elmwood’s auctioneers, said: “An 8.03 carat natural blue diamond is an extraordinary rarity in its own right, but what adds to its allure is its place in British auction history. asserted

adds → say → history

“To offer only the third blue diamond above eight carats ever seen at auction in the UK and the largest pear-shaped example, is a remarkable moment for Elmwood’s and for collectors of exceptional coloured diamonds. asserted

offer → offer → diamonds

“Its combination of size, colour, clarity and elegant pear shape also gives this stone an exceptionally compelling presence and we therefore expect wide interest. asserted

we → give → interest

The blue diamond is set at the centre of the ring, which also has concentric borders of round brilliant cut pink and white diamonds. asserted

which → set → diamonds

Natural blue diamonds are described as being among the rarest of all coloured diamonds. asserted

diamonds → describe → diamonds

Their colour is linked to trace amounts of boron incorporated into the gem’s crystal structure. asserted

colour → link → structure

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