Hi there
I just read that the famous Wittelsbach diamond has just been bought at an auction at Christie's in London by Laurence Graff - and he is now the owner of the most expensive diamond ever!
The 17th Century grey-blue cushion shaped VS2 35.56cts diamond changed hands for £16.4 million pounds even though it had a pre-sale estimate of just (!) £9million. There was a lot of interest in the diamond but finally Gaff fought off the rival bidders.
The diamond has an interesting history - it was once given as a dowry for King Philip IV's daughter Margaret Theresa in 1666.
There is more information about it, a picture and a more detailed history of the diamond here :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittelsbach_Diamond
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