An anonymous bidder bought the 34.98 carat Beau Sancy diamond that Marie de Medici wore at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in France in 1610. A picture taken on May 10, 2012 shows a model posing with the Beau Sancy diamond during a ...

PROBABLY the most famous diamond in the collection is the Koh-i-Nur, which currently sits in the Queen Mother's crown. Once owned by Babur, the first mogul ruler of India, it is believed to carry a curse ? for men ? with all its male owners having died ...

TheStar.com Photographers today got a look at some of the most famous diamonds in the world, which will go on public display at the end of June as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The exhibition, called Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration, ...

In honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, all guests will be welcomed by Chris Levine's portrait of Her Majesty, which shows the Queen wearing the famous diamond Diadem she wore during her Coronation procession. London's summer sporting events are also ...

A picture taken on April 23, 2012 at the Sotheby's auction house, shows the famous diamond Le Beau Sancy which adorned the Marie de Medicis crown during her coronation at the head of the French kingdom in 1610. -- PHOTO: AFP GENEVA (AFP) - Glittering ...

World's famous diamond making company De Beers was highly held responsible for the eviction of Kalahari Bushmen from their lands in Botswana. In 2004, the Bushmen claimed that Botswana's government evicted their people from their ancestral land in the ...

A significant fact about the Beau Sancy, is that Charles the Bold, who purchased the rough Indian diamond in 1475, sent it to the famous diamond cutter Louis de Berquem of Bruges ? who is said to be the discoverer of the modern art of symmetrical ...

Every natural fancy colored diamond color has a ?most famous? diamond. In the natural blue diamond category, the most famous diamond is the Hope Diamond. At 45.52 carats, this fascinating jewel has found its home in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural ...

Despite a lack of overt Buddhist references, I kept thinking of the famous diamond Sutra, and other Asian teachings on the nature of reality and life. Shit, after all, is the perfect example of a direct, almost simplistic Zen attitude toward existence.

City of Diamonds: Amsterdam is a famous diamond cutting and trade centre since over 400 years. Visit Gasson Diamonds to get a free tour of diamond cutting and polishing process and the opportunity to buy some of the sparkling gems.