A RARE, TWO-STONE RING SET A NEW RECORD PRICE PER CARAT FOR A BLUE DIAMOND AT AUCTION WHEN IT SOLD FOR $15.7 MILLION TO AN ASIAN COLLECTOR. THE RING FEATURING A 9.87 CARAT COLOURLESS TRIANGULAR-SHAPED DIAMOND PAIRED WITH A TRIANGULAR 10.95 CARAT 'FANCY VIVID' BLUE DIAMOND, THE LARGEST SUCH BLUE DIAMOND OF THIS CUT EVER OFFERED AT AUCTION. THE JEWEL HAD BEEN BOUGHT IN ROME IN 1972 FOR $1 MILLION, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT $5 MILLION TODAY, CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE SAID. IT HAD BEEN GIVEN AS A GIFT FROM TEH COLLECTOR TO HIS WIFE TO CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST SON'S BIRTH, ACCORDING TO CHRISTIE'S.
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