--- description: According to auction house Christie's, only three pink diamonds over 10 carats have been put on sale in the past 250 years. title: Rare 25-Carat Pink Diamond Found in Imelda Marcos' Jewelry image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rare 25-Carat Pink Diamond Discovered in Jewelry Once Owned by Imelda Marcos ## Video: Ginormous Diamond Found Is the World's Second Biggest [Watch (HLS stream): Ginormous Diamond Found Is the World's Second Biggest](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eOvXXxf8.m3u8) (0:48)  _Published 2015-11-20. The 1,111-carat diamond is the largest found in last century._ by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2015 9:03 AM CUT by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2015 9:03 AM CUT The London-based Christie’s auction house announced on Tuesday that a rare 25-carat pink diamond has been [discovered](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-philippines-marcos-jewellery-idUSKBN0TD0L120151124#hmsW0ZeiIPehWQ1E.97 "undefined") in a lavish jewelry collection once owned by the former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos. According to the auction house, only three pink diamonds over 10 carats have been put on sale in the past 250 years. Jewelry and countless other luxury goods were seized by the Philippine government after Marcos’ husband, former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, [fled the Philippines](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/24/philippines-revalues-jewellery-seized-from-imelda-marcos-in-1986 "undefined") in 1986 following his removal from power. [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-philippines-marcos-jewellery-idUSKBN0TD0L120151124#hmsW0ZeiIPehWQ1E.97 "undefined") says the government of the Philippines had asked Christie’s as well as rival auction house Sotheby’s to appraise the collection, which contains a total of 750 pieces. David Warren, director of jewelry at Christie’s, says the diamond alone could be valued at up to $5 million, [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-philippines-marcos-jewellery-idUSKBN0TD0L120151124#hmsW0ZeiIPehWQ1E.97 "undefined") reports. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-philippines-marcos-jewellery-idUSKBN0TD0L120151124#hmsW0ZeiIPehWQ1E.97 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4126841/pink-diamond-imelda-marcos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4126841/pink-diamond-imelda-marcos/"},"headline":"Rare 25-Carat Pink Diamond Discovered in Jewelry Once Owned by Imelda Marcos","datePublished":"2015-11-25T09:03:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:54:04.477Z","description":"Top auction house says only three pink diamonds over 10 carats have been put on sale in the past 250 years","url":"https://time.com/4126841/pink-diamond-imelda-marcos/","keywords":["Philippines","The Philippines","diamonds"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4126841/pink-diamond-imelda-marcos/","name":"Rare 25-Carat Pink Diamond Discovered in Jewelry Once Owned by Imelda Marcos"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Ginormous Diamond Found Is the World's Second Biggest","description":"The 1,111-carat diamond is the largest found in last century.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eOvXXxf8/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-20T14:03:01.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eOvXXxf8.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4126841/pink-diamond-imelda-marcos/","duration":"PT48S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4126841/pink-diamond-imelda-marcos/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```