Weighing in at a whopping 3,106 carats, the Cullinan is the largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. Fact SheetCullinan ...
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The Idol’s Eye is a 70.21-carat Golconda diamond, possessing a blue tinge characteristic of many diamonds from that source, and shaped like an Old ...
The Nassak is one of those unfortunate Mogul-cut stones that has been re-cut throughout history to appease more modern tastes. Fact ...
Colourless with a greenish-yellow tint, the Sancy is a 55.23-carat, shield-shaped stone said to be one of the first diamonds to be cut with ...
Considered the finest gem in the Egyptian Treasury, the Pasha “weighs 40 carats, is of octagonal form, is brilliant cut, and is of very good ...
Considered the most celebrated diamond in the Iranian Crown Jewels and one of the oldest known to man, the 186-carat Darya-i-noor is a ...
Once the great yellow diamond of the Medici Family, this historic Indian stone was actually light yellow with a slight green overtone, and ...
Between 1671 and 1673, well before it became the Hope diamond, the brilliant-blue French Blue diamond was cut from the Tavernier Blue ...
The Bazu was a colourless stone of 32.62 carats. It has only been mentioned once in history, but what a time! Fact Sheet• Weight: 32.62 ...
The 45.52-carat, steel-blue Hope diamond started life as a rough crystal weighing 112 carats. Fact Sheet• Weight: 45.52 ...
It has been said that whoever owned the Koh-i-noor ruled the world. Indeed, it has been the centre of many bitter battles, particularly across ...
According to the famous French diamond merchant and explorer Jean Baptiste Tavernier, the Great Mogul was discovered around 1550 in the Gani mine ...
