Princie Diamond

Princie Diamond
Weight34.65 carats (6.930 g)
ColorIntense Pink
CutCushion-cut
Country of originIndia
Mine of originGolconda mines
Estimated valueUS $40 million

The Princie Diamond is an approximately 34.65-carat cushion-cut fancy intense pink diamond[1] discovered 300 years ago in the Golconda mines. Christie's (who auctioned it on 16 April 2013, when it fetched a price of 39.3 million dollars[2]) say that the Princie Diamond is believed to be the fourth largest pink diamond in the world, after the Daria-i-Noor (c. 175 to 195 carats), the Noor-ol-Ain (c. 60 carats) - which are both part of the Iranian Crown Jewels; both were cut, according to experts, from one single c. 242-carat pink diamond,[3] - and the Pink Star (formerly known as the Steinmetz Pink), a diamond weighing 59.60 carats.

  1. ^ "Art Gallery | Online Auction Viewing of furniture, jewelry, watches, musical instruments and fine art | MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND THE PRINCIE DIAMOND". Christies.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  2. ^ "34-Carat Princie Diamond Fetches Nearly $40 Million, Setting Two Records". Forbes. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  3. ^ thus the Princie would in fact be the third largest pink diamond ever found if one considered weight at discovery