The 54.5 carats (10.90 g) rough diamond was cut by London diamond cutters Briefel and Lemer in 1948, and Cartier was commissioned to create a setting for the main 23.6 carats (4.72 g) round brilliant cut diamond.[3]
The pink diamond became the main feature of a brooch designed by Frederick Mew of Cartier in 1952, forming the centre of a flower with five petals, with white 203 diamonds forming the petals and white baguette cut diamonds as the stalk.[3][4]
In 2022, its value was estimated at $33.9 million.[3] In 2022, a similar pink diamond from the same mine but half the size (11.15 carats) was sold at an auction for $57.7 million.[5]
