AN ENORMOUS blue diamond unearthed in SA in 2014 has been sold at auction for R379m.The Cullinan Dream is the largest fancy intense blue diamond to be offered on public sale.It is one of four diamonds created by a master cutter from a 122.52-carat rough gem found at Petra Diamond’s Cullinan mine.The quartet ranged from seven to 24.18 carats and the largest‚ a cut-cornered rectangular mixed-cut diamond named The Cullinan Dream‚ was auctioned by Christie’s in New York on Thursday.Rahul Kadakia‚ Christie’s international head of jewellery‚ told Mail Online: "Christie’s is proud to have achieved yet another record with the 24.18-carat Cullinan Dream blue diamond‚ which sold for $25‚365‚000‚ in the presence of Mr Mark Cullinan himself‚ the great-grandson of Sir Thomas Cullinan."The Cullinan mine‚ discovered by Sir Thomas Cullinan in 1898 in the Magaliesberg foothills‚ is one of the world’s best-known sources for pricey diamonds. In 1905‚ the Star of Africa and Second Star of Africa were d...
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