Historic Cullinan Document Fetches $28K

RAPAPORT... The original manuscript that paved the way for the cuttingof the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond to create the British Crown Jewels fetchedmore than seven times its high estimate at Bonhams. The sale included the documents representatives of KingEdward VII and London diamond brokers M.J. Levy & Nephew signed in 1908, aswell as a paste replica of the Cullinan diamond in its original rough form. Tworeplica sets of the nine principal diamonds that form the Crown Jewels alsofeatured in the collection at the London sale Tuesday. The entire group sold for GBP 21,312 ($27,845) against its highvaluation of GBP 3,000 ($3,900), after a bidding war between live, online andphone buyers, the auction house said. Image: The original Cullinan documents and replica stones. (Bonhams)