![]() The finished product was the third largest cut diamond to exist, The Incomparable Diamond, a Fancy Deep Brownish-Yellow wonder. The rough diamond could have been finished into the largest cut diamond in the world but instead was reduced to 407.48 carats to prioritize its color and clarity. Over the next five years, the rough diamond was cut into 15 finished stones. The girl gave the stone to her uncle, who, in turn, sold it to local diamond dealers. Little did the miners know that rubble turned out to be an 890-carat rough diamond, the fourth largest the world has ever seen. At the time, miners from the nearby MIBA diamond mine had considered it too bulky to be a diamond and had discarded it. The history of this famous diamond began in the 1980s when it was initially found amongst a pile of rubble by a young girl playing in the backyard of her uncle’s house. Sotheby’s is privileged to help write the next chapter for this incomparable, reborn gem.” Steeped in history, The Golden Canary is one of the most exquisite diamonds to ever be discovered, not only for its sheer size and intensity in color but for its stunning beauty that is sure to captivate collectors around the world. Just two weeks after the record-breaking sale of the Williamson Pink Star for $57.7 million, we are honored to offer the largest polished diamond in present existence to appear at auction. Quig Bruning, Head of Jewelry for Sotheby’s America’s commented, “We have had an exceptional year of presenting extraordinary colored diamonds at our global jewelry auctions, as the demand and appetite for these rarities continue to grow. The Golden Canary is set to highlight Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on December 7, with an estimate in the region of $15 million, and offered without reserve, with bidding starting at just $1. The color of these Zimmy stones makes other yellows look rather weak in comparison.Formerly weighing just over 407 carats as the famous “Incomparable Diamond,” The Golden Canary has been recut from its original shield shape into a more traditional pear shape and is now deeper in color, brighter in hue, and more classic in profile. The term Zimmy on the other hand, which is also thrown around quite often when talking about a vivid yellow with a deeper hue, actually refers to extraordinary vivid yellow diamonds which originated from the Zimmy mine, which is located in Sierra Leone. A Canary yellow diamond actually refers to only a yellow stone with a very rich, high intensity (fancy intense yellow or fancy vivid yellow). ![]() Many refer to yellow diamonds as Canary, as in a Canary Yellow Diamond, and some use the name Zimmy. There are actually a number of 'nicknames' that yellow diamonds have developed over time. ![]() The stone weighs 1.13 carats and the intensity grade is called a Fancy Vivid (which is the most valuable intensity grade for a natural fancy color diamond). For example, a 1.13 carat, Fancy Vivid Orange Yellow Diamond is a Yellow diamond (meaning the yellow hue is the dominant color present in the stone) with a hue of orange color. ![]() First, the carat size is stated, then the intensity of the stone, followed by any secondary hue (also called overtone colors) and finally the dominant color of the stone is mentioned last. Color diamonds are named according to an internationally recognized naming pattern, which was developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
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