This Royal Indian diamond is up for auction at Christie's 'Magnificent Jewels' auction in Geneva on May 14, 2025.
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00:00Worth 430 crore rupees, this royal Indian diamond is up for auction at Christie's Magnificent
00:06Jewels Auction in Geneva.
00:08The Golconda Blue, a breathtaking 23.24 carat diamond, was once treasured by the Maharajas
00:13of Indore and Baroda.
00:24It was mined from the legendary Golconda Mines of Telangana, the same source as the Kohinoor
00:29and Hope diamonds.
00:44Dating back to 1923, the gem landed in the hands of Maharaja Yashwantra Holkar II of Indore,
00:50one of the most stylish and forward-thinking Indian rulers of the 20th century.
00:55The diamond was originally set in a bracelet by French jeweler Shume in 1923.
01:00The Maharaja's father commissioned the piece after acquiring the equally famous Indore Pears.
01:05By the 1930s, it had been reworked into a jaw-dropping necklace by Mobusa, the Maharaja's go-to jeweler.
01:11So, this is as fine as it gets, as large as it gets, the best mine that you can get it from and the best provenance from India.
01:21Then came 1947, the gem made its way to America acquired by legendary jeweler Harry Winston,
01:27who turned it into a brooch paired with a matching white diamond.
01:30Eventually, it circled back to Indian royalty, the Baroda royal family, before slipping into private hands.
01:35On 14th May 2025, this blue beauty will be up for grabs at Christie's Magnificent Jewel auction in Geneva.
01:42The Golconda blue might be the biggest blue diamond hitting the auction block right now,
01:47but the largest known fancy blue diamond is the Hope diamond at 45.52 carats.
01:52It is the property of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.,
01:57donated to the museum by Harry Winston.
01:59For now, the Golconda blue is set to dazzle at the Four Seasons Hotel in Geneva during the auction.
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