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GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — A famous diamond, linked to French royalty, was sold for nearly $15 million at auction in Geneva on Tuesday (November 14). “Le Grand Mazarin,” a 19 carats pink diamond, belonged to French crown for more than 200 years and was part of crown jewels. Another key sale at the auction was a 163 carat flawless D-colour emerald-cut diamond necklace, known as “Creation 1,” sold for $33,500,000. François Curiel, Christie’s’ Chairman Europe […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) –A large, pink diamond once set in the crowns of numerous French kings and emperors will go under the hammer in Geneva next month, the Christie’s auction house said Wednesday. “Le Grand Mazarin,” a 19.07-carat light pink diamond, was a gift to Louis XIV in 1661 and was set in the crowns of almost all of the monarchs and emperors of France who followed, Christie’s said. The diamond is “a timeless symbol […]
