Famous Diamonds

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<div class="jnlc-container" id="jnlc-container"> famous diamonds <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/arkansas_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="172" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Arkansas diamond The Arkansas diamond was discovered on a farm near Searcy, Arkansas in 1926. It’s the third largest diamond ever found in the United States. Tiffany & Co. purchased the diamond for a mere for $8,500 and this rough diamond is now valued at over $110,000 and is on display in their Fifth Avenue store in New York City The Arkansas diamond was discovered on a farm near Searcy, Arkansas in 1926. It’s the third largest diamond ever found in the United States. Tiffany & Co. purchased the diamond for a mere for $8,500 and this rough diamond is now valued at over $110,000 and is on display in their Fifth Avenue store in New York City</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static2.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/blue_hope_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="166" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Blue Hope diamond The 45.2 carat Blue Hope diamond was once owned by Louis XIV and was officially designated "The blue diamond of the crown." This notorious diamond was stolen during the French Revolution. It showed up in London in 1830 and was bought by Henry Philip Hope, after whom it was named. While the Hope family owned the diamond, the entire lot of them died in poverty. A similar fate befell Mr. Edward McLean, a later owner of the Hope diamond. The Blue Hope diamond is now safely on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.   </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static0.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/centenary_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="145" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Centenary diamond The Centenary diamond was discovered in 1986 in the Premier Mine and weighed a whopping 599.10 carats in the rough. Master diamond cutter Gabi Tolkowsky took almost three years to complete its transformation into the modern world's largest cut, flawless diamond. This extraordinary diamond possesses 247 facets, 164 on the stone and 83 on its girdle. The Centenary diamond weighs 273.85 carats, and is only surpassed in size by the 530.20 carat Great Star of Africa diamond and the 317.40 carat Lesser Star of Africa diamond. The Centenary diamond was unveiled in all its glory at the Tower of London in May, 1991.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static2.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/great_chrysanthemum_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="224" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Great Chrysanthemum diamond This fabulous 104.15 carat, pear-shaped diamond was cut from a 198.28 carat rough, brown diamond supposedly found in South Africa in 1963. A New York City dealer named Julius Cohen, bought the rough stone and had it cut to reveal the diamond's rich golden-brown, chrysanthemum-like color. In 1971, the Great Chrysanthemum diamond was exhibited at the Kimberly Centenary Exhibition in South Africa. It was showcased in the Diamonds International Academy Collection at the Diamond Pavilion in Johanesburg in 1965. Recently, Julius Cohen sold the Great Chrysanthemum diamond to an undisclosed foreign buyer.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/cullinan_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="216" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Cullinan I, the Great Star of Africa diamond At 530.20 carats the Cullinan I, or Great Star Africa diamond, is the largest cut diamond in the world. It's pear-shaped, with 74 facets, and is set in the Royal Scepter and kept with the other Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. The Cullinan I diamond was cut from the 3,106-carat Cullian diamond, the largest diamond ever found. The original Cullinan diamond was discovered in Transvaal, South Africa in l095. The second-largest diamond cut from the Cullinan is the Cullinan II diamond, also known as the Lesser Star of Africa diamond.</td> </tr> </table> <a href="/pages/famous-diamonds2">View More</a> </div>

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Famous Diamonds 2008-10-29T15:54:31-04:00 <notextile> <div class="jnlc-container" id="jnlc-container"> famous diamonds <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/arkansas_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="172" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Arkansas diamond The Arkansas diamond was discovered on a farm near Searcy, Arkansas in 1926. It’s the third largest diamond ever found in the United States. Tiffany & Co. purchased the diamond for a mere for $8,500 and this rough diamond is now valued at over $110,000 and is on display in their Fifth Avenue store in New York City The Arkansas diamond was discovered on a farm near Searcy, Arkansas in 1926. It’s the third largest diamond ever found in the United States. Tiffany & Co. purchased the diamond for a mere for $8,500 and this rough diamond is now valued at over $110,000 and is on display in their Fifth Avenue store in New York City</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static2.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/blue_hope_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="166" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Blue Hope diamond The 45.2 carat Blue Hope diamond was once owned by Louis XIV and was officially designated "The blue diamond of the crown." This notorious diamond was stolen during the French Revolution. It showed up in London in 1830 and was bought by Henry Philip Hope, after whom it was named. While the Hope family owned the diamond, the entire lot of them died in poverty. A similar fate befell Mr. Edward McLean, a later owner of the Hope diamond. The Blue Hope diamond is now safely on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.   </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static0.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/centenary_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="145" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Centenary diamond The Centenary diamond was discovered in 1986 in the Premier Mine and weighed a whopping 599.10 carats in the rough. Master diamond cutter Gabi Tolkowsky took almost three years to complete its transformation into the modern world's largest cut, flawless diamond. This extraordinary diamond possesses 247 facets, 164 on the stone and 83 on its girdle. The Centenary diamond weighs 273.85 carats, and is only surpassed in size by the 530.20 carat Great Star of Africa diamond and the 317.40 carat Lesser Star of Africa diamond. The Centenary diamond was unveiled in all its glory at the Tower of London in May, 1991.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static2.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/great_chrysanthemum_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="224" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Great Chrysanthemum diamond This fabulous 104.15 carat, pear-shaped diamond was cut from a 198.28 carat rough, brown diamond supposedly found in South Africa in 1963. A New York City dealer named Julius Cohen, bought the rough stone and had it cut to reveal the diamond's rich golden-brown, chrysanthemum-like color. In 1971, the Great Chrysanthemum diamond was exhibited at the Kimberly Centenary Exhibition in South Africa. It was showcased in the Diamonds International Academy Collection at the Diamond Pavilion in Johanesburg in 1965. Recently, Julius Cohen sold the Great Chrysanthemum diamond to an undisclosed foreign buyer.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/5692/files/cullinan_dia.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="216" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top">The Cullinan I, the Great Star of Africa diamond At 530.20 carats the Cullinan I, or Great Star Africa diamond, is the largest cut diamond in the world. It's pear-shaped, with 74 facets, and is set in the Royal Scepter and kept with the other Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. The Cullinan I diamond was cut from the 3,106-carat Cullian diamond, the largest diamond ever found. The original Cullinan diamond was discovered in Transvaal, South Africa in l095. The second-largest diamond cut from the Cullinan is the Cullinan II diamond, also known as the Lesser Star of Africa diamond.</td> </tr> </table> <a href="/pages/famous-diamonds2">View More</a> </div> </notextile>