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Today global art business Sotheby’s has unveiled a 100-carat ‘perfect’ diamond, which is set for auction later this year.
The diamond, which is reportedly the largest perfect diamond with a classic emerald cut ever to be offered at auction, is currently being unveiled in Sotheby’s new Bond Street Galleries.
The diamond will go on sale at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on April 21 2015, and is estimated to sell for up to $25m (£16.28m).
Sotheby’s said at this “impressive scale, diamonds of this exceptional quality – D colour and internally flawless clarity – are incredibly rare, and are considered ‘perfect’.”
The diamond joins a group of just five similar quality diamonds of over 100-carats that have ever been sold worldwide.
