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2. Briolette of India - Wikipedia

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   The Briolette of India is a colorless diamond (weighing 90.38 carats (18.076 g)) that was found in India. It is cut in a briolette shape, and is a D-coloured (colourless) type IIa diamond . [ 1 ] 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 ...

3. Pendeloque cut - Wikipedia

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   An aquamarine with a pendeloque cut A pair of diamond earrings with pendeloque cut emeralds in prong settings. A pendeloque cut is a pear-shaped modification of the round brilliant cut used for diamonds and other gemstones. [1] The pendeloque cut is sometimes erroneously called briolette cut, another drop-shaped cutting design. [2]

4. Briolette - Wikipedia

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   While the briolette is a symmetrical drop shape, the pendeloque cut is flatter and has two different sides: one with a large table facet and one with a point or ridge. The top of a briolette is attached to the piece of jewelry, usually by a hole drilled in the stone, and a pendeloque cut stone needs to be mounted in a prong setting. [3]

5. Rarest of rare ‘diamond within diamond’ unearthed in India

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6. List of diamonds - Wikipedia

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   90.38 carats (18.076 g) - cut by Cartier around 1910. Thought to have been owned by Eleanor of Aquitaine in the early 12th century, by King Richard the Lion Heart who carried it during the third crusade, and King Henry II of France, which makes the Briolette of India the oldest diamond on record in the world, even older than the famous Koh-i-Noor.

7. Harry Winston - Wikipedia

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   The diamond was purchased by Harry Winston from the estate of Evalyn Walsh McLean along with other pieces of jewelry including the Hope Diamond and the Star of the East. He sold the McLean Diamond to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1950. The Duchess, a collector of jewelry, wore the stone often and owned it until her death in 1986.