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The Comtesse de Vendôme is a diamond necklace composed of 116 diamonds, [1] including a centerpiece 125-carat diamond, [2] and an estimated value of approximately 31 million dollars (in 2004). [3] The necklace was stolen from the Tokyo jewelry boutique Le Supre-Diamant Couture de Maki on March 5, 2004 by thieves who are believed to belong to ...
Pink diamonds can occur in hues ranging from brown-pink to purple-pink, although pink can also be a modifying color in other diamond colors. Brown, orange and purple are the only occurring secondary hues in pink diamonds although a pink diamond can exhibit both brown and orange overtones at the same time, making it a "brownish orangey pink ...
Of Indian origins, the first known owner is Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, merchant and traveler, who sold it to King Louis XIII of France.The king or his heir, Louis XIV, then gave it to Louis II de Bourbon, prince of Condé known as Le Grand Condé (the diamond take its name by him), as a reward for his services during the Thirty Years' War.
The first is the 23.60-carat Williamson diamond which was presented to the late Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift in 1947, while the second is the 59.60-carat Pink Star diamond that sold for a ...
The 'Unique Pink,' weighing 15.38 carats and mounted on a ring, sold to an Asian private collector bidding by telephone, the auction house said. Pear-shaped pink diamond sells for $31.5M at ...
When the Marcoses were ousted from power by the EDSA People Power revolution, they were forced to leave Malacañang Palace very quickly in the early morning of February 25, 1986, leaving behind "a horde of treasures including 15 mink coats, 508 couture gowns, 888 handbags and, most famously, 3,000 pairs of designer shoes". [12]
For the 2003 Met Gala in April, she wore this semi-sheer, sparkly, one-shoulder gown and giant diamond earrings. Nicole Kidman arrived for the "Goddess: Costume Institute Benefit Gala" at the ...
The Noor-ul-Ain is the principal diamond mounted in a tiara of the same name made for Iranian Empress Farah Pahlavi's wedding to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1958. The tiara was designed by Harry Winston. It is a modern design, featuring 324 pink, yellow, and white diamonds set in platinum. It is said to weigh around 2 kg (4.4 lb).