Farnese blue diamond goes up for sale

[foxinsox]

A blue diamond from the famous Golconda mines is up for sale for the first time https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/04/historic-farnese-blue-diamond-could-sell-for-up-to-5m
Wish I had the budget for this

 

[the_mother_thing]

That blue is just so beautiful & dreamy!

 

[Missy]

It is beautiful but wow that is going for a LOT of money. Interested to see at what price it sells at auction. May 15th we will find out.
Thanks for the link @foxinsox.

 

[Ally T]

I wonder if they would just do a straight swap for my pear? I have pretty impressive specs? Might drop them a quick email...

 

[stracci2000]

Wow! What a pendant that would make!
I have a .75 OEC, VVS-G, that was given to me years ago from a former jeweler.
He claimed that it was a Blue-white diamond from the Golconda mine. He said it looks blue in the sun, which it does a little. I later had it appraised and it came back as a G.
At the time, I didn't know much about diamonds, but I always suspected he was just spinning yarns....but who knows?

 

[daneshpastry]

sigh....*adds to cart*

 

[lambskin]

I'd halo it.

 

[foxinsox]

Found some more on Sotheby's site http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-vid...-blue-diamond-three-centuries-of-history.html

 

[MarionC]

I'm so glad I already found my holy grail so I don't have to long for that blue beauty.
It would put quite a crimp in the ol' budget.

 

[OoohShiny]

Wow! What a pendant that would make!
I have a .75 OEC, VVS-G, that was given to me years ago from a former jeweler.
He claimed that it was a Blue-white diamond from the Golconda mine. He said it looks blue in the sun, which it does a little. I later had it appraised and it came back as a G.
At the time, I didn't know much about diamonds, but I always suspected he was just spinning yarns....but who knows?

I believe that GIA should be able to confirm if it is a Golconda stone, if you wanted to ask them? I presume they are able to scan and analyse the internal structure!