Famous Diamonds

Among probably the most well-known diamonds is the
Hope. This 45.52-carat metal blue diamond
is presently on show at the Smithsonian.
The legends of the ill fortune and curse
bestowed on the possessor of the Hope
Diamond are many. This diamond was
donated to the Smithsonian in 1958. The
Hope was initially a fairly flat, blocky
110-carat tough.

The Dresden Green stands out among the many
pure-colored diamonds. It is the biggest
inexperienced diamond on the planet weighing
40.70 carats. This diamond is historic, giant, and has a pure inexperienced coloration with a slight
blue overtone. This info makes it nearly
priceless.

The Conde Pink is pear-formed and
weighs 9.01-carats. This pink diamond was
as soon owned by Louis XIII.

The Tiffany Yellow diamond a phenomenal
canary-yellow octahedron weighing 287.42
within the tough (metric) carats found in
both 1877 or 1878 in South Africa. The
gem after chopping boasts an extraordinary
weight of 128.54 carats. And till just lately,
was the biggest golden-yellow on the planet.

The Koh-I-Noor ( Mountain of Light ) is now
among the many British Crown Jewels. This
diamond weighs 105.60 carats. First
talked about in 1304, it’s believed to have
been as soon as set in Shah Jehan’s well-known
peacock throne as one of many peacocks’ eyes.

The Agra is graded as a naturally colored
Fancy Light Pink and weighs 32.34 carats.
It was bought for about 6.9 million in 1990.
Since this sale, it has been modified to a
cushion form weighing about 28.15 carats.

The Transvaal Blue is pear-reduce. This blue
diamond weighs 25 carats. It was present in
the Premier Diamond Mine in Transvaal,
South Africa.

The Great Chrysanthemum was found
in the summertime of 1963, in a South African
diamond subject. This 198.28-carat fancy
brown diamond gave the impression to be a light-weight
honey coloration in its tough state. However,
after chopping, it proved to be a wealthy golden
brown, with overtones of sienna and burnt
orange.

The Taylor-Burton Diamond is a pear-shaped
69.42-carat diamond. Cartier of New York
bought this diamond at a public sale in
1969 and christened it “Cartier.” The subsequent
day Richard Burton purchased the diamond
for Elizabeth Taylor. He renamed it the
“Taylor-Burton?. In 1978, Elizabeth
Taylor put the diamond up on the market.
Prospective consumers needed to pay $2,500
every to view the diamond to cowl the prices
of displaying it. Finally, in June of 1979, the
diamond was bought for almost $3 million {dollars}.