wheel / two-color grade · dominant Gray
Violet-gray
Group share
4%
Gray-violet through violet-gray
Exact count
Not disclosed
GIA publishes group shares, not per-grade counts
Median USD per carat
$141k
n=1 included · $141k–$141k · 3.03–3.03 ct · 2016–2016
Rarity-adjusted value
insufficient data
two-color grades have no published population
auction sales by intensity1 sale
- Fancy Deep—
- Fancy Vivid—
- Fancy Intense—
- Fancy$141k/ct · 3.03 ct · 2016
- Fancy Light—
price by intensity
| Intensity | Included n | Median $/ct | Mean $/ct | Low – high | Since 2020 | Qualified | Study stones | Share of cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Light | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy | 1 | $141k | $141k | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Intense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Vivid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Deep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
methodologyshow
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Combined two-direction group. No exact count or allocation to each exact grade.
argyle context
Argyle Infinité: GIA Fancy Dark Violet-Gray, 0.70 ct; tender amount undisclosed. Source: Argyle tender archive.
related grades
auction sales1 included · 0 qualified
| ID | Intensity | Lot / stone | Carats | Clarity | Sale | Realised | USD / ct | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A40 | Fancy | Oval violet-gray ring Gray is dominant; this does not establish a pure-violet price. | 3.03 ct | IF | Christie's New York · 7 Dec 2016 | USD 427,500 $427,500 · USD as reported | $141k | Included | lot |
supply evidence
this exact grade
| ID | Cohort | Intensity bin | Stones | Share | Period · scope | Limits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S089 | Violet-gray | Individual intensity bins | — | — | Reviewed GIA papers, 2002–2025 Evidence gap for exact grade | An all-intensity hue count or pooled-family distribution does not disclose this exact hue’s distribution. Blank numeric cells mean unavailable, not zero. | See GIA Evidence hue cohorts |
evidence
R20
G3
Gray-violet through violet-gray4% of >15,000Exact count not stated
>15,000 blue/gray/violet study submissions · Pre-2018 study; last decade
Combined two-direction group. No exact count or allocation to each exact grade.