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The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona, the world’s largest rough diamond, bought by Graff for $53 million

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The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona, the second-largest gem-quality diamond ever, sells for $53 million. Diamonds’ artisans will now unlock the hidden radiance of the world’s most magnificent gem.   Formed over 2.5 billion years ago, this extraordinary stone survived a miraculous journey to the surface, discovered at the Lucara Karowe mine in Botswana. Lucara Diamond Corp. … Read more

“Lesedi la Rona” – the largest rough diamond in existence today

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Sotheby’s auction house announced that it will auction the 1109-carat “Lesedi la Rona” – the largest gem- quality rough diamond to be discovered in over a century and the largest rough diamond in existence today – in a stand-alone sale in London on 29 June 2016. Estimated to achieve in excess of $70 million*, the … Read more