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A $10-million diamond, and other rare pieces of jewellery, will be auctioned off at the ROM

By Stephen Spencer Davis
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The largest diamond to ever be sold in Canada is set to be auctioned off at the Royal Ontario Museum on November 13, and the National Post has a few interesting numbers on the rock. The $10-million stone is 50.24 carats; it’s 23 millimetres wide; it has 58 sides (which means it’ll reflect a lot of light). There are loads of other interesting nuggets, too, including that the diamond owner’s identity is a mystery—we only know that he is “a Belgian hotelier” looking to make a quick buck—and that the sale marks the return of Ritchies Auctioneers. Also, for its part, the Toronto Star reports the auction-style sale means the diamond is available to the “public.” To which we say, really? Read the entire story [National Post]»

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