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"The largest stone that ever come up on the
market before of this quality was 110 carats," Francois Curiel,
Christie's chairman for Europe and Asia, said at a showing of
the diamond in Hong Kong.
"So this is a stone that is 50 percent bigger than the previous
one. It's an absolute rarity," he said.
Discovered in February last year in eastern Angola, the
404.20-carat rough diamond was the largest ever found in the
southern African country.
The D-color, emerald-cut diamond, which can be detached from its
white gold, diamond and emerald necklace, will be shown in
London, Dubai and New York before going to auction in Geneva.
(Reporting to Stefanie McIntyre Editing by Darren Schuettler and
Clarence Fernandez)
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