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Christie's Geneva May 17 sale includes ruby and diamond jewels once owned by Elizabeth Taylor, along with a 15.03-carat unheated Burmese ruby and a 14.88-carat unheated Kashmir sapphire

Earlier this year to celebrate the first anniversary of its New Bond Street salon, Sotheby’s Diamonds unveiled an exceptionally rare 102.34-carat white diamond – and the stone has now found a buyer. The only known round brilliant-cut diamond over 100 carats that is perfect according to every critical criterion, the stone was purchased for a price per carat, which far exceeds that for any colourless diamond sold at auction. Click ahead to find out more about the diamond.

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On Nov. 14, Christie’s will auction a 163.41 ct. D Flawless, which it calls the largest D Flawless to ever come to auction. The sale, which will take place at the company’s auction house in Geneva, Switzerland, is part of Christie’s recently announced partnership with 25-year-old Swiss design house de Grisogono. No estimate was given. According…

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This 18.95 Carat, Internally Flawless Type II-A Heart-Shape Diamond is the archetype of luxury. It embodies the essence of “Miracles of Nature.” That such beauty can be found in the greatest depths of our Mother Earth is what inspires us all. Set in 18k white gold with an astonishing heart shape diamond sitting in the center. Flanked by 1.5 carats of bullet cut diamonds. All 20 carats shine bright enough to light a room, The diamond is an extraordinarily rare “Type II-A” diamond, which…

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Natural diamonds form from carbon exposed to tremendous heat and pressure deep in the earth. Diamonds often contain clarity characteristics, called inclusions or blemishes. Inclusions are enclosed within the gem and blemishes are on the gem’s surface. If all else is equal, the closer a diamond is to flawless, the higher its value. To learn more about a diamond's 4Cs, visit 4Cs.GIA.edu.