Big blue diamond on display in London

AP Worldstream | December 5, 2008| | Copyright

An unusually cut blue diamond with a royal history could fetch as much as 9 million pounds ($13 million) when it goes under the hammer at Christie's on December 10.

Blue diamonds are exceedingly rare, and the 35.56 carat Wittelsbach Diamond has often had its color and clarity compared to the famed Hope Diamond, which is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

Though somewhat smaller than the Hope Diamond, the Wittelsbach Diamond was a favorite of European rulers for centuries. King Philip IV of Spain purchased the stone in 1664 and made it part of the dowry for ...

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