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The pre-sale estimate for the diamond was US $ 27 million to US $ 38 million (£17 million to £24 million). The diamond was shown around the world prior to the auction in Geneva. It sold for US $ 46 million (£29 million), making it the most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction at the time. It
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to a private collector, who owned it up until 2010, when it was sold at auction. Despite its rarity, the diamond was unnamed for all this time. The diamond is emerald cut with rounded corners, and is mounted on a platinum ring with two flanking shield-shaped diamonds.
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on 16 November 2010. Before its sale, the stone was expected to enter the list of the top ten most expensive diamonds in the world; on selling for US $ 46 million (£29 million) it became the most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction at that time.
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