A pink
diamond the size of a postage stamp is going on the auction block and it could
fetch as much as $US28 million ($A40.01 million).
The
16.08-carat gem could set a record for a cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond
when it's offered at Christie's in Geneva on November
10.
The auction
house says it's the largest diamond of its kind to come to
auction.
A smaller,
8.72-carat pink diamond of the same shape and fancy vivid pink grade sold for
$US15.9 million at auction in May.
Fancy vivid
pink means the hue is of the purest and strongest
saturation.
Christie's
says the seller purchased it 10 years ago as an
investment.
A 25-carat
emerald-cut pink diamond holds the auction record for any diamond. It sold for
$US46 million in 2010.
With thanks to Sky News
Thanks to JR for sending me this!
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