稀世蓝钻以960万美元拍卖价刷新世界纪录
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="diamondbroke">diamondbroke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="fetching">fetching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (<span word="about">about</span> $9.6 <span word="million">million</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> $1.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="carat">carat</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="auctioneer">auctioneer</span> <span word="Bonhams">Bonhams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="jeweler">jeweler</span> <span word="Bulgariaround">Bulgariaround</span> 1965. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="posh">posh</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>: <span word="Bulgari">Bulgari</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="glitterati">glitterati</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="diamondsare">diamondsare</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="chunk">chunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5.3 <span word="carets">carets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="blue">blue</span>" <span word="stone">stone</span>, <span word="terminology">terminology</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sheen">sheen</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="boron">boron</span> <span word="atomsintermixed">atomsintermixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carbonthat">carbonthat</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bonhams">Bonhams</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="over">over</span> 5.00 <span word="carats">carats</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="sought">sought</span>-<span word="after">after</span>," <span word="Jean">Jean</span> <span word="Ghika">Ghika</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bonhams">Bonhams</span>' <span word="European">European</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="gem">gem</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="carat">carat</span> <span word="was">was</span> $1.68 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bonhams">Bonhams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="resides">resides</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>. <span word="Crudely">Crudely</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="was">was</span> 112 <span word="and">and</span> 3/15 <span word="carats">carats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Golconda">Golconda</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="XIV">XIV</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="merchant">merchant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="recut">recut</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> 67 <span word="and">and</span> 1/8-<span word="carat">carat</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="royalty">royalty</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1792, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looting">looting</span>. [<span word="Sinister">Sinister</span> <span word="Sparkle">Sparkle</span>: 13 '<span word="Cursed">Cursed</span>' <span word="Gems">Gems</span>]</p>
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