Deep red is among the rarest of diamond colors. Cut and polished from a 13.9-carat crystal discovered in the 1990s by a Brazilian farmer, the Moussaieff Red Diamond is the largest red diamond known. The Moussaieff Red Diamond is also known as Red Shield Diamond measures 5.11 carats (1.022 g) triangular in shape or trillion cut rated in color as Fancy Red by GIA.
Diamond Description
Diamond Weight – 5.11 carats (1.022 g), rated Color by GIA fancy Red, Cut Triangular brilliant, Country of origin – brazil, Estimated value $7million, Cut by William Goldberg Diamond Corp, Current owner Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd.
History of the Stone
The William Goldberg Diamond Corporation transformed the piece into a spectacular red diamond weighing 5.11 carats. Sometime around 2001 or 2002 the stone was purchased by Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd.
The Moussaieff Red was exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum in 2003, being part of an display titled The Splendor of Diamonds . The exhibit lasted from June 27th to September 30th and featured a number of other unusual colored diamonds, namely the Millennium Star, the Heart of Eternity, the Pumpkin Diamond, the Allnatt Diamond, the Ocean Dream, and the Steinmetz Pink.
The diamond became popular due to its really surprising cranberry color.According to reports by the Gemological Institute of America, the Moussaieff red diamond is the largest, “It is the largest Fancy Red, natural color diamond that we have graded as of the date the report was issued”.
