GENEVA, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The Ferrari pushed to 5 race victories by Michael Schumacher throughout his World Championship-winning 2003 System 1 season is being auctioned subsequent week in Geneva, public sale home Sotheby’s stated on Friday.
The purple “Chassis 229” Ferrari raced by German world champion driver Schumacher 9 occasions might fetch as much as $9.4 million, in line with the sellers.
“It is … particular as a result of this automotive is likely one of the solely 4 vehicles with greater than 4 wins within the Ferrari historical past and particularly with some of the expert driver of his era, Michael Schumacher,” stated Vincent Luzuy, government assistant to the director of RM Sotheby’s gross sales.
He stated the goal market had been race course consumers, because the automotive is “track-ready”, in addition to artwork collectors.
Sotheby’s can be presenting eight uncommon “Fancy Blue” diamonds valued at greater than $70 million. This color is the best doable color grading for blue diamonds and is awarded to not more than 1% of blue diamonds submitted to the Gemological Institute of America, Sotheby’s stated.
“This can be very uncommon and to have a set of eight it’s tremendous thrilling,” stated jewelry specialist at Sotheby’s Geneva, Marie-Cécile Cisamolo. The diamonds will likely be provided at public sale in Geneva, New York and Hong Kong and the primary one will likely be provided within the Swiss metropolis on Nov. 9.
Reporting by Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse; Writing by Emma Farge; Enhancing by Alison Williams
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