Diamonds

This 5.36-carat Fancy Pink cushion appeared on Ebay on December 27th, 2002. The seller wanted $460,000 for the opening bid. The stone has a clarity of SI1. Although in the photo their color appears more saturated, the side trilliant cut diamonds are actually Fancy Yellow. The diamond's cut is uncommon to say the least - a cushion shape with a step-cut crown and brilliant-cut pavilion. The result is, for lack of better description, a radiant cut with a cushion outline. When I saw the GIA sheet, above, I was surprised at how simple the design was, with 17 facets on the crown and 28 on the pavilion. The Pumpkin Diamond, a famous Fancy Vivid Orange diamond owned by Harry Winston, is said to be cut in this same style. This is one of the finest pink diamond's I've seen appear on Ebay. Sometime in mid-2002 I saw an orangey-pink cushion weighing about 22 carats on Ebay, listed as being Internally Flawless. I don't think this section of my website was opened yet or I would have posted a photo of the diamond here. Another thing I remember was the seller wanted what I thought was a low figure for the opening bid, being around $1 million..