World's Most Expensive Earrings Fetch $57 Million at Sotheby's

  • Duo of blue and pink diamond jewels bought by anonymous buyer
  • Sotheby’s raises $151 million in Geneva jewels auction

Sotheby’s set the record auction price for a pair of earrings, selling a duo of blue and pink diamond jewels for $57 million in Geneva.

The earrings, known as the “Apollo Blue” and the “Artemis Pink,” were bought by the same buyer, who wants to remain anonymous, Sotheby’s said Wednesday. Named after ancient Greek gods, the pear-shaped earrings were estimated at $50 million to $68 million combined.