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21 april 2026
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Gokhran will put 309 lots of diamonds with a total weight of 2,954.4 carats up for a public auction on May 21.

The initial cost of polished diamonds from the Russian State Fund is $584,059. The smallest lot weights 0.94 carats and is worth $149, the largest is 90 carats worth $1,012,5. The weight of the most expensive lot is 45.6 carats worth $15,392.8.

Gokhran is holding an open auction for the sale of diamonds from the Russian State Fund on the domestic market for the eighth time.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished

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