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‘Golden Eye Diamond’ sold at auction for $2.8 million

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:02:00 +0000

This 43.51-carat yellow diamond was auctioned
It measures 25.65 millimeters long .

The ‘Golden Eye’ diamond sold at Cleveland for $2.8 million. The 43.51-carat diamond got 16 bids in a three-day online auction that closed at 3:15 p.m. Bidding started at $900,000. The winning bidder wasn't immediately disclosed. The U.S. Marshals Service says the winning bid must be checked out.
The unmounted diamond measures 25.65 millimeters long (a little bit longer than an inch), 18.06 mm wide and 10.78 mm in depth. Authorities said it is the biggest precious stone seized by the U.S. Marshals Service. Despite the state of the economy, the Marshals Service had to sell the gem now because of forfeiture policies.

Elizabeth Taylor's jewels up for auction

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:54:00 +0000

Christie's auction house is selling her complete jewelry collection, valued at $30 million, in New York Dec. 13-14.

Lots will include the first jewel Burton bought for Taylor — the 33.19-carat Asscher-cut Krupp Diamond, which later became known as The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond. Set in a platinum ring, the diamond, which Burton bought for $305,000 in 1968, is expected to fetch up to $3.5million (£2.2m).

Among the standouts is the 16th-century La Peregrina, one of the largest and most symmetrically perfect pear-shaped pearls in the world, which Burton purchased for Taylor in 1969 as a Valentine's Day gift.

Elizabeth Taylor's Diamond jewelries

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:28:00 +0000

Elizabeth Taylor's "The Taj Mahal Diamond," circa 1627-1628, on a gold and ruby chain by Cartier, was a gift from Richard Burton for her 40th birthday in 1972. It is estimated at $300,000-$500,000 and is shown in this photograph at Christie's in New York, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011.

Elizabeth Taylor's "The Taj Mahal Diamond"

"The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond," from her estate, is a 33.19 carat, D color, VS1 clarity diamond, given to Taylor by Richard Burton and estimated at $2,500,000-$3,500,000. It is shown in this photograph at Christie's in New York, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Christie's auction house is selling the Hollywood legend's complete jewelry collection in New York on Dec. 13-14

"The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond"