Wittelsbach Diamond

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Title: Wittelsbach Diamond Category: Top 10+ Diamonds Origin: India Listing added: May 13, 2009 Comments: 0 PageRank: 7/10

This unusual stone was first recorded in the late 17th Century and must certainly be of Indian origin. It is of an unusual and rare dark blue colour. This stone weighs 35.5cts and has been cut in an unusual oval of 50 facets.It was sold in 1931 in an attempt to assist the fortunes of the deposed Royal family of Bavaria in whose possession it had been until the Rebublic was formed. On 10 December 2008 the Wittelsbach Diamond was sold at a Christie's auction in London for 16.4 million pounds Sterling, or US$ 23.4 million, to London-based jeweler Laurence Graff. To date this is the highest price ever paid at auction for a diamond.

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