Most record awards, even the most valuable, have little intrinsic value. Value, to collectors, is bestowed by presentation and rarity. This award from the 1986 Diamond Awards Festival in Antwerp (the diamond capital of the world) is the exception.
Small, perfectly cut, real diamonds are inserted around the disc, which size wise, is a bit larger than a 45.
I expect the award is rare, but the presentation offers no inscription identifying who received this valuable celebration. The following ad, describing the festival as “the event of the year”, is the only information I could find.
The uniqueness of the award is further demonstrated by the velvet and silk inner lining of the presentation box.
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The first ever Diamond Award ceremony which took place on 5th and 6th December 1986 in Belgium. Each of the following artists performed 2 songs and won an award. The acts were: Wang Chung – Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Dance Hall Days; Nik Kershaw – The Riddle, Radio Musicola; Double – Captain Of Her Heart, I Know A Place; Alvin Stardust – Pretend, My Co-Ca-Choo; Howard Jones – You Know I Love You… Don’t You, What Is Love?; Viktor Lazlo – Pleurer Des Rivieres, Sweet Soft and Lazy; Bob Geldof – In The Pouring Rain, This Is The World Calling; Spandeau Ballet – Only When You Leave, Through The Barricades; Jermaine Jackson – Do What You Do, Words Into Action, What’s Going On; The Stanglers – Always The Sun, Skin Deep; The Commodores – Going To The Bank, Nightshift; Chaka Khan – Tightfit, I Feel For You; Duran Duran – Vertigo, Notorious.
Do you know who arranged this festival?