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Strawn-Wagner Diamond

the only diamond ever to receive a perfect 0/0/0 rating from the American Gem Society,
weighing 3.03 carats (0.61 g) rough and 1.09 carats (0.22 g) cut. On exhibit at Crater of
Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, where it was found in 1990.

Akbar Shah
an Indian diamond with a roughly pear-shaped outline and random faceting, including
two Arabic inscriptions, the first reading Shah Akbar, the Grand King, 1028 A.H. The
second inscription read To the Lord of Two Worlds, 1039 A.H. Shah Jehan. The diamond
was reportedly part of the original Peacock Throne. Purchased in 1886 in Istanbul by
London merchant George Blogg, who re-cut it from 116 carats (23 g) to a pear-shape of
71.70 carats (14.34 g), thus destroying the historic inscriptions. Blogg was the last known
owner and the stone's whereabouts are presently unknown.

Star of the East


a 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean of Washington DC, who
also owned the Hope Diamond.

Star of the South


128.48 carats

Briolette of India Diamond


90.38 carats (18.08 g) - possibly the oldest diamond on record.Its history was thought to
date from the 12th century, when it was first acquired by Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Queen
consort of King Louis VII of France between 1137 and 1152.
Akbar Shah
an Indian diamond with a roughly pear-shaped outline and random faceting, including
two Arabic inscriptions, the first reading Shah Akbar, the Grand King, 1028 A.H. The
second inscription read To the Lord of Two Worlds, 1039 A.H. Shah Jehan. The diamond
was reportedly part of the original Peacock Throne. Purchased in 1886 in Istanbul by
London merchant George Blogg, who re-cut it from 116 carats (23 g) to a pear-shape of
71.70 carats (14.34 g), thus destroying the historic inscriptions. Blogg was the last known
owner and the stone's whereabouts are presently unknown.

Orlov Diamond
an Indian mogul cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue, and currently is
part of the Kremlin diamond fund, weighing approximately 190 carats (38 g).

Regent Diamond
weights 140.64 carats (28.13 g), is cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, formerly
belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the
Louvre.

Gruosi Diamond
a heart-shaped black diamond, weighing 115.34 carats (23.07 g).

Koh-i-Noor
a 105.6 carat (21.6 g) white of Indian origin, with a long and turbulent history and a good
deal of legend surrounding it. After belonging to various Mughal and Persian rulers, it
was taken away from the Maharaja Duleep Singh of Lahore and was presented to Queen
Victoria during the British Raj, and is now part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the
Queen Mother.
Jubilee Diamond
originally known as the Reitz Diamond, perhaps the sixth-largest in the world at 245.35
carats (49.07 g).

Spoonmaker's Diamond
circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

Archduke Joseph Diamond


antique cushion-shaped brilliant, originally weighing 78.54 carats (15.71 g), purchased by
Molina Jewelers of Arizona sometime in the late-1990s and slightly re-cut to 76.45 carats
(15.29 g) to improve clarity and symmetry. D color, Internally Flawless.

Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond


312 carats (62 g), the world's largest cut black diamond.

Jacob Diamond
weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g) also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond.

Red Cross Diamond


205.07 carats (41.01 g), yellow, cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut
Darya-ye Noor Diamond
the largest pink diamond in the world, about 182 carats (36 g), part of Iranian Crown
Jewels. Its exact weight isn't known and 186 carats (37 g) is an estimate.

Golden Jubilee Diamond


the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats

Florentine Diamond
a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g).

Millennium Star
at 203.04 carats (40.61 g) is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond.

Agra Diamond
antique cushion-shaped stellar brilliant, 28 carats (5.6 g).

Ashberg Diamond
102.48 carats (20.50 g). This is believed to have been mined in South Africa, because of
its characteristics. In 1934 the Russian Trade Delegation sold the diamond to Mr.
Ashberg, a leading Stockholm banker.
Star of the East
a 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean of Washington DC, who
also owned the Hope Diamond.

Mouna Diamond
112.53 carats (22.51 g), Fancy Intense Yellow cushion-shaped brilliant. It was owned by
Mouna Ayoub.

Taylor-Burton Diamond
The Taylor-Burton is a diamond made famous when purchased by actor Richard Burton
for his wife Elizabeth Taylor in 1969, receiving worldwide publicity for its size and
value. The original rough diamond was found in 1966 in the Premier Mine in South
Africa, weighing 241 carats (48 g). It was cut by Harry Winston to 69.42 carats (13.88 g)
in the shape of a pear.

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