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The Orlov is a rarity among historic diamonds, for it retains its original Indian rose-style cut (see diamond cut). Its colour is widely stated as white with a faint bluish-green tinge. Data released by the Kremlin gives the Orlov's measurements as 32 millimetres x 35 millimetres x 21 millimetres, its weight being 189.62 carats (37.924 g). The ...
The introduction of the book describes the event at the center of contemporary controversy, which is that the East India Company compelled 10-year-old Duleep Singh, heir to the Sikh Empire, to agree to the 1849 Treaty of Lahore, and its stipulation that he give the Koh-i-Noor to the East India Company. Shortly after the diamond came into the ...
The Jacob Diamond, also known as the Imperial or Victoria Diamond, is a colourless diamond from India (or from the Golconda mines) [1] ranked as the fifth-biggest polished diamond in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The last nizam of the Hyderabad State , Mir Osman Ali Khan , found the diamond in the toe of the shoe of his father ( Mahboob Ali Khan ) at ...
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 ...
A diamond cut is a style or design guide used when shaping a diamond for polishing such as the brilliant cut. Cut refers to shape (pear, oval), and also the symmetry, proportioning and polish of a diamond. The cut of a diamond greatly affects a diamond's brilliance—a poorly-cut diamond is less luminous.
The Koh-i-noor diamond was seized by the East India Company in 1849 when it was presented to Queen Victoria and became part of the Crown Jewels. ... The coronation crown made especially for the ...
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It is often described as the shape of a coffin. The cut of the diamond is technically called a lasque cut; typical of Indian diamonds. [1] A groove has been cut round the stone to accommodate the thread by which it was formerly worn round the neck.