Archive for the ‘Famous diamonds’ Category

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  26 May

  Hestia tiara features in State Opening of Parliament

  We don’t normally pay much attention to the State Opening of Parliament, but yesterday’s ceremonials were a bit special to us (more…)

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  08 Apr

  Rare blue ‘Millennium’ diamond sells for £4.2m

  Yesterday’s Sotheby’s ‘Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite’ sale in Hong Kong featured an exceptional blue diamond (more…)

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  02 Feb

  Petra give their 507 carat diamond a name

  Petra Diamonds Limited today announced that their 507 carat white diamond has been named The Cullinan Heritage (more…)

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  01 Dec

  Vivid pink diamond sells for £6.48m

  A ring set with a 5ct pink diamond sold today for £6.48 million at auction in Hong Kong (more…)

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  23 Oct

  Annenberg Diamond sells for record price in New York

  Christie’s sold the 32 carat Annenberg Diamond for $7.7 million this week (more…)

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  08 Oct

  Blue diamond fetches Asian record of £3.5m at auction in Hong Kong

  Sotheby’s yesterday in Hong Kong sold a diamond ring containing a 8.74 carat blue diamond for HK$43.78m (£3.5m) (more…)

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  29 Sep

  Colossal 507 carat diamond unearthed at Cullinan mine

  A spectacular 507 carat white diamond has been recovered by Petra Diamonds at the Cullinan mine in South Africa (more…)

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  20 Aug

  Hope diamond to get a new setting for 50th anniversary

  The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. is celebrating a 50th anniversary of the gem by giving it a new setting (more…)

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  04 Aug

  Rare 'vivid pink' diamond to be sold in Hong Kong

  Christie’s will auction a rare vivid pink 5 carat diamond in Hong Kong on 1st December (more…)