Origin of Name The historic 17th-century, heart-shaped, table-cut, Indian diamond inscribed in the Persian Language with Arabic characters, leaves no doubt about the date of origin of the diamond and its original owner. The inscription reads, “Nur Jahan Begum Padshah; 23; 1037.” Thus,the original owner of this diamond and jade pendant was Empress Nur Jahan, […]
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Famous Diamonds. (See Below) Famous Diamond and Jewelry Collections Famous Gemstones More Famous Gemstones More Famous Diamonds Famous Pearls of the World More Famous Pearls Agra Diamond Ahmedabad Diamond Akbar Shah-Jahangir Shah Diamond Allnatt Diamond Amarillo Starlight Diamond Amsterdam Diamond Archduke Joseph Diamond Arcot Diamonds Ashberg Diamond Beau Sancy Diamond Begum Blue Diamond Black Orlov […]
S/N Name carat weight shape/cut color 1 Golden Jubilee 545.67 cushion fancy yellow-brown 2 Cullinan I 530.20 pear colorless/white 3 Unnamed Black Diamond 489.07 rectangular-cut black 4 Incomparable 407.48 shield shaped fancy brownish yellow 5 Cullinan II 317.40 cushion colorless/white 6 Spirit of de Grisogono 312.24 old moghul-cut black 7 Centenary 273.85 modified-heart colorless/white 8 […]
S/N Name Country/Period of Origin Weight of Rough Diamond Carat weight after cutting Cut/Shape Price realized at last sale or auction 1 Unnamed black diamond 489.07 Rectangular-cut US$1.7 million 2 Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond Central African Republic 587.00 312.24 Old Moghul-cut Stone remains with original owner Fawaz Gruosi 3 The Black Star of Africa […]
Dedicated WebPage for an Up-to-date Table on Famous Blue Diamonds Our website has an extensive resource database on the history of the diamond trade, that also includes well written articles on the history of the famous diamonds in the world. More than 200 famous diamonds have been treated extensively under this section and are listed […]
Dedicated WebPage for an Up-to-date Table on Famous Pink Diamonds Our website has an extensive resource database on the history of the diamond trade, that also includes well written articles on the history of the famous diamonds in the world. More than 200 famous diamonds have been treated extensively under this section and are listed […]
Dedicated WebPage for an Up-to-date Table on Famous Yellow Diamonds Greater than 100 Carats in Weight Our website has an extensive resource database on the history of the diamond trade, that also includes well written articles on the history of the famous diamonds in the world. More than 200 famous diamonds have been treated extensively […]
Dedicated WebPage for an Up-to-date Table on Largest Gem-Quality Rough Diamonds Discovered in the World Our website has an extensive resource database on the history of the diamond trade, that also includes well written articles on the history of the famous diamonds in the world. More than 200 famous diamonds have been treated extensively under […]
S/N Name carat weight color Shape/Cut 1 Jubilee 245.35 D-color cushion 2 Premier rose 137.02 D-color pear 3 Queen of Holland 135.92 D-color cushion 4 Mouawad Magic 108.81 D-color emerald 5 Unnamed 106.00 modified pear 6 Mouawad Monolith 104.02 emerald 7 Mouawad Splendor 101.84 D-color pear 8 Ahmedabad 78.86 D-color pear 9 Excelsior […]
ORIGIN OF NAME The “Oppenheimer Blue Diamond” gets its name from its previous owner, Sir Philip Oppenheimer, a member of the Oppenheimer family that controlled the De Beers Mining Company and its subsidiary Diamond Trading Company from 1929 to 2012 . He was a cousin to Harry Oppenheimer, who succeeded as Chairman of the Company […]