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" In 1940, Shirley Temple&amp;#039;s father gave her a cushion-cut, 9.54-carat deep blue diamond ring for her 12th birthday. The beloved\u00A0child actress, who died in 2014 at the age of 85, wore it throughout most of her life.\u00A0  On April 19, the rare ring is\u00A0going up\u00A0for auction by Sotheby&amp;#039;s as part of their\u00A0Magnificent Jewels sale. When George Francis Temple bought the ring in 1940, it cost him $7,210. Now, it will be auctioned at a starting price of $25 million, and has an estimated value of $35 million. Wowza.           And here she is! Introducing the #ShirleyTempleBlue Diamond: a 9.54-carat Fancy Deep Blue diamond ring bought for the legendary star &amp;amp;amp; diplomat by her father in 1940. Leading our #SothebysJewels sale this April in #NYC! &#128153;&#128141; A photo posted by Sotheby&amp;#039;s (@sothebys) on Mar 18, 2016 at 6:55am PDT     Frank Everett, sales director for Sotheby&amp;#039;s jewelry department in New York, told NBC News that the ring will be\u00A0sold in its original platinum and diamond setting, along with\u00A0a gold setting Temple had made for it.\u00A0 If you&amp;#039;ve got an extra $30\u00A0million lying around (because who doesn&amp;#039;t?!), it sure would make a great statement piece.\u00A0        "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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