Browsing by Subject "Lesedi La Rona Diamond"
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‘The rock star that got stage fright at auction’: the political economy of marketing the historic Lesedi La Rona diamond
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-12-03)In 1905 the largest diamond in history measuring 3,106-carat was discovered at Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa, and was presented to King Edward VII of Great Britain for his 66th birthday on 9 November 1907. ...