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A decorative crown with studded Emeralds A decorative crown for the Nizam's of Hyderabad. In 1995, the Indian government bought the jewels for ₹218 crore (about US$70 million) many years after the death of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, in 1967. The government tried to buy the collection for a mere amount of $25 million. [2]
24.78-carat (4.956 g) A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond and, until the sale of the Sweet Josephine diamond in November 2015, it was the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction. Previously owned by Harry Winston and an unnamed private collector, and bought by Laurence Graff (November 2010). [31] —
Before its sale, the stone was expected to enter the list of the top ten most expensive diamonds in the world; [1] on selling for US $46 million (£29 million) it became the most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction at that time. [2] [3] [4]
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Millicent Rogers had a singular collection of jewels. Her pieces almost never come up at auction—until now. T&C Exclusive: The Jewels of a Style Icon Are Up for Sale
The original Wittelsbach Diamond, also known as Der Blaue Wittelsbacher, [3] was a 35.56-carat (7.112 g) fancy, deep, greyish-blue diamond with VS2 clarity that had been part of both the Austrian and the Bavarian Crown jewels. [4] Its colour and clarity had been compared to the Hope Diamond. The diamond had measured 24.40 millimetres (0.961 in ...
Note the Regent Diamond set in the Fleur-de-lis at the top of the crown at left. Napoleon used it for the guard of his sword, designed by the goldsmiths Odiot, Boutet and Marie-Etienne Nitot . In 1812 it appeared on the Emperor's two-edged sword, which was a work of Nitot.