The Sakura Diamond is set to sparkle

Christie’s welcomes the coming of spring with the sale of this illustrious purple-pink gem

Christie’s is hoping to fetch £18.2m-£28m for the Sakura Diamond
Christie’s is hoping to fetch £18.2m-£28m for the Sakura Diamond
(Image credit: © Christie's)

Japan’s sakura cherry-blossom season peaked this year in the city of Kyoto on 26 March, according to Osaka University. That makes it the earliest flowering in 1,200 years - the previous record of a day later had been set in 1409. But for auction houses in Asia rocked by the pandemic, the lucrative spring-sales season can’t come soon enough.

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