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2. Cullinan Diamond - Wikipedia

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   Cullinan V. [edit] Cullinan V is an 18.8-carat (3.76 g) heart-shaped diamond set in the centre of a platinum brooch that formed a part of the stomacher made for Queen Mary to wear at the Delhi Durbar in 1911. The brooch was designed to show off Cullinan V and is pavé-set with a border of smaller diamonds.

3. Affair of the Diamond Necklace - Wikipedia

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   At the death of the King, the necklace was unpaid for, which almost bankrupted the jewellers and then led to various unsuccessful schemes to secure a sale to Queen Marie Antoinette. The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (French: Affaire du collier de la reine, "Affair of the Queen's Necklace") was an incident from 1784 to 1785 at the court of King ...

4. Is This Diamond Necklace Responsible for Marie Antoinette's ...

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   September 25, 2024 at 8:43 AM. A Marie-Antoinette-linked Necklace to Be Sold Cecil Beaton. As they say, a piece of jewelry has the power to tell many stories. This particular diamond necklace ...

5. Jewels of Mary I of England - Wikipedia

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   Mary's jewels included, an "H and K" with a large emerald and a large pearl pendant, a gold whistle in the form of a mermaid, her torso enameled white and her tail of mother-of-pearl, with bracelets and "habiliments". [45] Mary received another whistle from the Jewel House on 3 December 1554 which was joined to a dragon set with emeralds. [46]

6. Golconda diamonds - Wikipedia

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   Golconda diamonds are mined in the Godavari-Krishna delta region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Golconda Fort in the western part of modern-day Hyderabad was a seat of the Golconda Sultanate and became an important centre for diamond enhancement, lapidary, and trading. Golconda diamonds are graded as Type IIa, are formed of pure carbon, are devoid ...

7. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   Neither of these changes makes the diamond appear any larger, and both greatly reduce the sparkle of the diamond. (A poorly cut 1.0-carat (200 mg) diamond may have the same diameter and appear as large as a 0.85-carat (170 mg) diamond.) The depth percentage is the overall quickest indication of the quality of the cut of a round brilliant ...