Black Orloff : Famous Diamond

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Black Orloff

Shape Cut:

Cushion

Color:

Black

Polished Weight:

67.50 carats

Rough Weight:

195.00 carats

Comment:

It is reported to have belonged to a nineteenth-century shrine near Pondicherry, India, and to have weighed 195 carats in the rough. Set in a diamond and platinum necklace, the Black Orloff has been widely exhibited. In 1969, the stone was sold for $300,000. It was resold in 1990 at Sothebys for $99,000. Also called the Eye of Brahma Diamond. Privately owned.

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