The 303-carat pear-shaped fancy color brown-yellow diamond is the biggest diamond to have been graded as internally flawless by the Gemological Institute of America.

In an uncommon twist the public sale started and not using a reserve value and Quig Bruning, head of jewelry at Sotheby’s, mentioned it was a diamond with ‘presence’.

“The Golden Canary captivated me from the second I noticed it — with its monumental measurement, golden hue and impeccable readability — it’s actually a unprecedented diamond with immense presence,” he mentioned.

Initially generally known as the Incomparable Diamond and found within the Democratic Republic of Congo within the Nineteen Eighties, the diamond was recut from its earlier 407-carat defend form to deepen the color. The diamond was found as an 890-carat tough.

Emerald impresses

A 5.27-carat emerald that was salvaged from the shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha after almost 400 years additionally proved fashionable, fetching $US1.2 million ($AU1.78 million) after frenzied bidding from 18 contributors.

The emerald exceeded its pre-sale estimate of $US70,000 ($AU103,000) by 17 occasions.

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