Sun drop diamond for auction
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This month has seen the biggest pear shaped sun drop diamond in the world come out for sale at an auction house in London. The diamond has a fancy yellow color and is expected to fetch between 11 and 15 million dollars at the end of the auction. This is the largest diamond ever to be sold in by a London auction home and consequently has drawn a lot of attention form the media and onlookers. The diamond fitted to a ring a can actually be worn on a finger, however compared to classic diamond rings only the stone covers almost half of the finger length. In conjugation with some stunning nail design it will definitely look stunning on the lucky lady who will be wearing it anytime soon. The diamond its self was discovered in South Africa back in 2010 by they same company which is putting it up for auction. Until now it has never had a private owner, so the auction winner will be the proud first person to actually own this stone. Before coming out for auction it was temporarily displayed at the London History Museum where it was the main attraction, gathering hoards of people which wanted to take a look at it. What’s interesting about this diamond is not only its size which is extremely rare, but its color also which is a complete yellow. The color and size combined make this diamond one in a million indeed. Several people who handled it so far have declared that they are strangely attracted to it and one person went so far to say that the is actually in love with the stone. So it actually might be true what they say about diamonds that they are the way to any girls heart.