A superb colored diamond ring

Set with a modified pear-shaped fancy intense purplish pink diamond, weighing approximately 5.60 carats, flanked on either side by a pear-shaped diamond, mounted in platinum and 18k rose gold - Estimate $2,600,000 - $3,000,000

With report 17177094 dated 30 April 2008 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is fancy intense purplish pink, natural color, VS2 clarity

Christie's. Jewels: The New York Sale. 15 October 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza - www.christie's;com