Yikes- 34 carat diamond!

[Snowdrop13]

Just imagine!

Diamond worth £2m found during Northumberland home clearout

The gem, which is larger than a pound coin, was thought to be a low-value costume jewellery stone.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[junebug17]

Oh wow, what an amazing story!

 

[blingmeupscotty]

I'm living in the wrong country.. why do I always read these stories about these diamonds found at "boot" sales..ugh.

 

[VRBeauty]

Incredible!

pity the story didn’t mention the color or clarity.

 

[bludiva]

i'm overly cynical but could also be it came from somewhere shady

"the stone's owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, could not recall where or when she acquired it."

 

[AprilBaby]

Crazy! Anyone with an idea what they would do with it?

 

[CoolKat]

Crazy! Anyone with an idea what they would do with it?

A brooch would be spectacular!

 

[bludiva]

Crazy! Anyone with an idea what they would do with it?

Halo it! (did not one say that yet?)

Seriously though, something that big feels like a collector's item. If I had to make a wearable piece of jewelry from it, it would be a pendant on a long chain.

 

[CoolKat]

Ooooh a halo brooch that is convertable as pendant!
Now we're talking @bludiva

 

[bludiva]

Ooooh a halo brooch that is convertable as pendant!
Now we're talking @bludiva

Perfection!

 

[Mreader]

I love stories like this (I want it to happen to meeeeeeee). Reminds me of another story that I shared a while back about a woman who wore a ring for years, thinking it to be costume and it was also a giant old cut diamond. She bought it for around $10.

 

[kenny]

Wow, what a honker.
I love these stories, but what how much did she pay for the boots?

Crazy! Anyone with an idea what they would do with it?

Be royalty and use it as a doorknob.

 

[Matata]

but what how much did she pay for the boots?

Lol, I think. Were you joking or not familiar with the term boot sale which is the equivalent of a flea market in the US. Please forgive me if I missed intended humor. My brain hasn't been firing on all cylinders all week.

 

[Karl_K]

nope not big enough for Mara.

 

[AllAboardTheBlingTrain]

Looking at that 'to scale' pic has made me realise there's no such thing as too big where I'm concerned. I'd wear that baby as a ring!

 

[kenny]

Lol, I think. Were you joking or not familiar with the term boot sale which is the equivalent of a flea market in the US. Please forgive me if I missed intended humor. My brain hasn't been firing on all cylinders all week.

Just joking.

 

[GliderPoss]

Needs a halo….

Why does this never happen to me? I’m constantly hunting in op shops.

 

[Ally T]

I would definitely make myself a tiara!