There are over three hundred fifty named diamonds famous for their stories.
The Cullinan, is the largest cut diamond in the world. Was found in the south Africa and was appointed to the owner of the mine. The Cullinan diamond was 3106 carats, was cut in 105 stunning diamonds. The largest was named the "Star Africa "and is 530 carats by itself. In 1907 this diamond was given to King Edward VII of England, and placed in the royal scepter. There remains, along with the other jewels Crown safely in the Tower of London.
The Cullinan II is 317.40 carats. The color is white and is the cushion-shaped diamond in the center forward of the Crown the British imperial state. Also in the Tower of London with the British Crown Jewels.
The Dary-i-Nur is 186 carats, is pink and is in the Treasury of Iran. The largest rough diamond in the world. Its name means "Sea of Light".
The Dresden Green is 41 carats, is green, and a very rare ila diamond of extraordinary quality type. Named after the city of Saxony where he had been on display for 200 years. The Dresden Green is now on display at the Museum Albertinium in Dresden.
The Hope diamond is 45.52 carats, is blue, and is in the Smithsonian Institute. According to legend, a curse was placed on the large diamond, blue after it was stolen from an idol in India. If you believe in curses or not, the diamond has a past fascinating – it was owned by King Louis XIV, stolen during the French Revolution, sold to pay gambling debts, owned and used almost daily by an American heiress, sold and used to raise money for charity, and finally donated to the Smithsonian.
The Hortensia is 20 carats, is peach and is in the Louvre. It is a jewel in the crown of France, and was owned by Louis XIV. It was named after Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland, who was the daughter of the Empress Josephine, stepdaughter of Napoleon Bonaparte and the mother of Napoleon III.
The Kohinoor is 108.93 carats, white and is in the Tower of London. As with many of the diamonds more famous, not a curse of death and destruction attached to it. Its name means "Mountain of Light" and legend has it that actually comes from another Diamond also abounds in legend, called the "Great Mogul" which is said to weigh 244 carats and mysteriously disappeared in 1665. The Kohinoor was owned by the first sultan of Mogul, and passed on from generation to generation until it was given to Queen Victoria. It was recut and now rests in the crown of Queen Elizabeth.
The Orloff is 189.62 carats. Are believed to have weighed about 300 carats when discovered. For a time, merges with the Great Mogul diamond. One of the legends of the Orloff is to be established in the eye of a statue of God in the temple of Sri Ranga, and robbed by a French soldier dressed as a Hindu. It is said to have escaped by swimming a raging river during a storm. He was eventually sold to Prince Gregory Orloff. In an attempt to win back her heart, gave Catherine the Great, who collected lovers and precious gems with equal passion. She had the diamond mounted on top of the double eagle in the Imperial scepter. It is in the Russian Diamond Fund, Moscow.
The Diamond has Spoonmaker many legends associated with it. (It is assumed that received its name when the owner – said to be found sitting atop a pile of garbage – bartered a spoonmaker three wooden spoons.) Chances are it was bought by a Frenchman named Pikot, who bought it in the Maharajah of Madras in India. He took her to France, but it was stolen. The finished diamond at auction, and is offered in the notorious Casanova. It was finally bought by Napoleon's mother Letizia Ramolino, which he sold her jewelry to help her son escape from Elba. It was purchased new by an officer of Tepedelenli, and put into the treasury. When Tepedelenli was killed during a revolt, treasury all went to the Palace of Turkey and the Spoonmaker Diamond, now called the "Kasicki" is there.
The Taylor-Burton Diamond is a 69 carat pear shaped white diamond that was originally called the "Cartier Diamond" after the jeweler paid $ 1,050,000 for an auction. Richard Burton as bought the day after the auction for Elizabeth Taylor. Later renamed the Taylor-Burton diamond. Ms. Taylor wore the diamond in a public celebration for the 40th birthday party of Princess Grace of Monaco. She sold the diamond in 1978 and used the funds to build a hospital in Botswana. Diamond was later purchased by Robert Mouawad.
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© 2005, Kathy Burns-Millyard.
MCMVII (1907) Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. High Relief. Flat
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