The world’s largest flawless diamond – valued at $15 million – has gone on show at Sotheby’s Dubai.

The Golden Canary pear-shaped yellow diamond weighs 303.10 carats, making it the most important flawless diamond on the planet, in keeping with the Gemological Institute of America.

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The distinctive stone is making its debut in Dubai forward of its world tour in Sotheby’s galleries.

After being on show on Dubai, it is going to journey to Taipei, Hong Kong and Geneva earlier than arriving in New York for its sale on December 7 as a part of the Sotheby’s New York Magnificent Jewels sale.

Valued at about $15 million by Sotheby’s, when it goes underneath the hammer will probably be with no reserve worth — that means it is going to promote for regardless of the highest worth is on the day.

It’s now on show on the Sotheby’s Dubai gallery in DIFC.

The Golden Canary joins the checklist of traditionally essential stones which have been exhibited in Dubai.

In September, one of many world’s purest, most saturated pink diamonds was unveiled by Sotheby’s Dubai on the Dubai Diamond Trade, forward of a tour to Singapore, Taipei, and Hong Kong.

At 11.15 carats, the ‘Williamson Pink Star’ was the second largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond to ever seem at public sale.

At its October public sale, the ‘Williamson Pink Star’ offered for roughly $57.7 million (together with the public sale premium) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.

It took roughly 20 minutes for the second largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond to ever seem at public sale to be offered in a stand-alone sale, as seen via Sotheby’s stay stream.

Its per carat worth of greater than $5 million shattered the earlier public sale report. It’s the second most useful jewel or gemstone ever offered at auction- — outsized solely by the record-breaking CTF Pink Star, the 59.60-carat oval mixed-cut diamond, which offered at Sotheby’s for $71.2 million in April 2017, and nonetheless holds the world public sale report for any diamond, gemstone, or jewel.

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