Sotheby’s Geneva announces that it will present - in its sale of Magnificent Jewels on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - one of the most impressive diamonds to come to auction in recent years.
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The Sun-Drop Diamond, at 110.03 Carats, has been graded Fancy Vivid Yellow, the highest colour grading for a yellow diamond, by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). This exceptional stone ranks as the largest known pear-shaped fancy vivid yellow diamond in the world, and has a purity of VVS1.
The stone was exhibited earlier this year at London’s Natural History Museum. The rough for the Sun-Drop Diamond was discovered in South Africa in 2010, and was cut and polished by Cora International, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of exceptional diamonds, with its headquarters in New York. This diamond comes to the market with an estimate of $11-15 million*.
The Sun-Drop Diamond will be showcased in an international tour before its sale in Geneva on 15 November 2011.
- Sotheby’s London: 24-26 October 2011
- Sotheby’s New York: 29 October– 2 November 2011
- Sotheby’s Geneva: Hôtel Beau-Rivage, 12-15 November 2011
