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Lights out for the Lesedi La Rona
The diamond which has made not only headlines but history as the largest diamond discovered in more than a century, failed to sell at Sotheby’s London, despite a $70m estimate. Unearthed in Botswana in...
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Diamonds At Auction: SOLD! Top Auctions 2015-2016
In plush, quiet rooms in selected locations across the world, you can just about make out the hushed whispers of diamond enthusiasts as they quote millions for some of the rarest gems ever found, often...
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Diamond Auctions and Discoveries
In keeping with the continuing trend of unexpected turnouts of diamond sales at auctions, the latest happenings in Geneva at their Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction on 16 November, point to...
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Jewels Fit for the Gods
Kicking off its annual spring auction with two rare coloured beauties as the stars, Sotheby’s is expecting a spectacular show at its sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels at Mandarin Oriental,...
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World’s Most Precious Pink and Blue Diamonds
To mark the auction of the Dream of Autumn Leaves (formerly Artemis) and the Memory of Autumn Leaves (formerly Apollo) fancy colour diamonds at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels on 16 May...
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Every Bit Magnificent
In a charged-up environment, dynamic bidding on the phone, online and in the room at the Mandarin Oriental in Geneva saw a total sale of US $151,546,458 (£116,413,012) on 16 May as auctioneer Sotheby’s...
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Diamond in the Rough: From Boot Sale to Big Bucks
Back in the 1980s, a ring was purchased at a car boot sale in west London for £10 under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewellery. Several months ago, when informed by a jeweller of the...
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Red Diamonds: The Rarest of the Rare
With the recent unveiling of one of the world’s largest Fancy Red diamonds by mining company Rio Tinto of Argyle mine (Western Australia), 77 World takes a look into the origin and history of the rare...
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Diamond Fit for a King
At 37.30 carats, the Raj Pink is the world’s largest known Fancy Intense Pink diamond, which will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in Geneva next month. Discovered in 2015, the rough was studied for more than...
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Geneva auctions: Big sales and fails
If there’s one constant at the much-awaited diamonds’ auction in Geneva, it’s the stones that are always bigger and shinier than their predecessors. The autumn sales in Switzerland were on from...
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