NEW YORK CITY — Christie’s sale of Magnificent Jewels and the Cullinan Dream on June 9 totaled $42,230,125, led by the Cullinan Dream, a 24.18 carat fancy intense blue diamond, which realized $25,365,000, including premium.

Rahul Kadakia, Christie’s international head of jewelry, said, “Christie’s is proud to have achieved yet another record with the 24.18 carat Cullinan Dream blue diamond, which sold for $25,365,000, in the presence of Mr Mark Cullinan himself, the great grandson of Sir Thomas Cullinan. We now look forward to finishing the spring season in London and staging exciting fall sales beginning in October at Christie’s New York.”

Mark Cullinan, an international jewelry dealer, said, “It was a great pleasure to be in New York for this exciting auction and to see the fantastic price achieved for a diamond representing a new generation of discoveries from Petra’s Cullinan Diamond Mine. My great-grandfather Sir Thomas Cullinan would be delighted to see how one of the newest exceptional blue diamonds from the mine he discovered resonates with top collectors in the market today.”