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Rare Large Yellow Diamond Goes On Display

Model Jerry Hall was on hand as the world's largest known vivid yellow pear-shape diamond went display at the Natural History Museum in London. The Cora Sun-Drop diamond is a 110-carat yellow diamond which was mined in Africa and loaned to the Museum by Cora International, the diamond company that crafted the original rough diamond. The stone gets its sunny color from small amounts of nitrogen in its carbon structure. Diamonds of this size with a strong vivid yellow color are very rare. It will be on display from February 25 for up to six months.

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Maria Sharapova's U.S. Open Tiffany Earrings

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Two years ago tennis player Maria Sharapova signed with Tiffany & Co. Since then she has worn a variety of Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings out onto the court. For this year's U.S. Open she is wearing yellow diamond drop earrings that feature both yellow and white diamonds set in 18 karat gold and platinum. "Wearing Tiffany diamonds on or off the court is always a special experience," Sharapova said in a press release. "The addition of colored diamonds makes the jewelry even more extraordinary." The earrings sell for $16,100.

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Buy Gisele's Jewels

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You may not look like Gisele Bundchen but if you have the money you can own her jewelry. The Brazilian bombshell who is much beloved on our pages, is selling a six carat diamond pendant estimated at $120,000 to $150,000 as well as a 3.35 carat Sabbadini yellow diamond ring estimated at $15,000 to $20,000 as part of the Christie's Jewels: The New York Sale auction on October 15. Gisele hasn't revealed who bought the pieces for her but I'm guessing it wasn't her current quarterback squeeze Tom Brady and rumors abound over whether her ex-boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio was the mystery purchaser. A portion of proceeds from the auction will go to the Diamond Empowerment Fund.

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Gemesis $500,000 Diamond Necklace

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Over the last few years, Gemesis, a company which sells "cultured" diamonds has gradually grown and they are now getting more designers to work with their stones. Last year designer Taryn Rose created a line using Gemesis stones and now Florida-based designer Lee Havens is displaying an impressive yellow cultured diamond necklace in his Palm Beach shop. The $500,000 necklace was created by Gemesis and features 72 stones for a total of 64 carats. The necklace is being sold to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) along with other pieces created by Gemesis such as rings and pendants priced from $20,000 to $40,000. Ten percent of sale proceeds will go to the charity.

[via Palm Beach Daily News]

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Kroc Necklace Sells For Over $2 Million

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The fabulous jewels of McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc brought in close to $7 million at Christie's “Magnificent Jewels” auction on Tuesday. The gorgeous necklace shown here went for over $2 million to a private collector in Europe. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune this auction is just part of converting Kroc's assets to cash. When she died in 2003, she left around $1.5 billion to the Salvation Army to create community centers. Christie's will also auction off her artwork at several upcoming sales on April 19, May 3 and May 25. Other furniture and decorative arts items will be part of a Christie's House Sale in June and proceeds will benefit the Salvation Army. Also, as we mentioned earlier, her Rancho Santa Fe estate is on the market.

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Famous Diamonds To Be Auctioned Off At Sotheby's

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Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels auction on April 25 in New York will feature a couple of golden beauties, the Rojtman Diamond, a fancy yellow, 107.46 carat diamond which could sell for $1.5-$2 million and the pear-shaped Golden Maharaja diamond, a fancy dark orange-brown, 65.57 carat diamond which is expected to bring in $400,000-$600,000. The Golden Maharaja was exhibited at the 1937 World's Fair in Paris and later spent 15 years at the American Museum of Natural History on loan from its owner Ella Friedus. The Rojtman was purchased by Harry Winston in 1957 and repolished to 107.46 carats. It is mounted in a clip-pendant combination and was sold in the US in 1963. The auction features a wide variety of the usual estate pieces including diamond rings and vintage pieces from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Harry Winston.

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The Kroc Collection To Be Auctioned At Christie's

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Wow, those burgers sure paid off. The latest Magnificent Jewels sale from Christie's in New York on April 11 will include the collection of Joan Kroc, the wife of McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc. Check out the beautiful necklace shown here, the most expensive piece in the Kroc collection. The pear-shaped fancy intense yellow diamond is a 42.13 carat gobstopper. It hangs from a pear and circular-cut diamond two-row necklace mounted in platinum and 18K gold. This red-carpet-worthy beauty is a Harry Winston and is estimated to sell for $1 to $1.5 million. Other treats in the auction include a rare blue-gray diamond ring surrounded by pink diamonds and an unmounted 50-plus carat diamond ready to be mounted in the setting of your choice.

[via Diamonds.net]

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