Category: News Author : James Johnson Posted: January 25, 2012
Tags : auction, canada, Emerald, Worlds Largest Cut Emerald, Worlds Largest Emerald
Teodora, the world’s largest cut emerald will go up for sale at Western Star auction on Saturday in the town of Kelowna, Canada. The stone weighs 57,500ct or approximately 11.5 kilograms.
Shaped almost like a watermelon the name of the stone translates to “God’s Gift” and was discovered in Brazil. While the exact location of the stone has been kept secret the gem wholesaler responsible for the auction believes it was discovered by a small mining company.
The stone is the fifth largest emerald ever found and the largest cut emerald, it was cut in India and then shipped to Canada after wholesaler Regan Reaney of Calgary purchased the stone on January 13.
While the stone has been valued at $1.15 million the wholesaler and auction organizers are hoping for $2 million to $2.5 million by the end of auction time on Saturday the 28th.
Here’s a video showcasing the emeralds massive size:
Do you believe that Teodora is worth the $2.5 million price the auction and seller hope to receive?
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Jan 26, 2012
the emerald is worth alot more than 2 million.
Jan 26, 2012
Its called dyed white beryl. It's for sale all over ebay. There are thousands of large stones for sale on ebay and all of them say they are the worlds largest. Just go type worlds biggest emerald on ebay and see what you get! All with the same story, mined in Brazil and dyed and cut in India. If they were real emeralds they would not be selling on ebay for hundreds of dollars. If anyone pays more than $100 for this stone they are pretty stupid when they can go on ebay and buy the same thing for a few hundred dollars! Experts have confirmed there is no way to tell the original colour because of the dye. BUYER BEWARE!
Jan 28, 2012
Well, so much for this scammer. The owner of the so called emerald was arrested last night for fraud. Check this out. http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/70291/font-color-green-Emerald-owner-arrested-for-fraud
Jan 29, 2012
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/man-who-tried-to-sell-worlds-largest-emerald-accused-of-fraud/article2318761/
Jan 31, 2012
Reaney you dummy!