Famous Diamonds: Cullinan, Golden Jubilee, Blue Hope, Taylor - Burton, Excelsior (262 referred diamonds)

Golden Jubilee weighs 545.67 carats (it was a 755.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Yellow Brown color and Rose-cushion shape diamond. The Golden Jubilee is the largest cut diamond of the world, it has 15.47 carats more than the cullinan I. It is mounted on the imperial crown of Thailand.

Cullinan I - Great Star of Africa weighs 530.20 carats (it was a 3106.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in South Africa in the Premier Mine in 1905. The Great Star of Africa, a pear shaped diamond weighing 530.20 carats, aka the Cullinan I. It measures 53mm x 44mm x 29mm, and has 76 facets (counting the culet and the table). It's called the Cullinan I because it's the largest of the 9 large stones cut from the Cullinan Diamond. King Edward placed it in the Sovereign's Royal Sceptre as part of the Crown Jewels, and it is now on display in the tower of London. Below, the two largest pieces (Cullinan I and II) and the seven largest pieces of the Cullinan Diamond.

Unnamed diamond 1 weighs 489.07 carats (it was a 1000.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Black color and Rectangular shape diamond. Discovered, perhaps of Central Africa or Brazil. This diamond still has no name and the future owner will have the opportunity to baptize it, on his own will. It is the largest black diamond of the world. This particular diamond is typically polycrystalline. Its raw gem was superior to 1.000 carats. The Gübelin Laboratory, in Switzerland, delivered the certificate expressing its main features, as follows: Diamond, weight: 489.07 carats, color: Natural black. Diamond measures: 46.88 x 42.28 x 31.25 mm. The fabulous black diamond of 489.07 carats will be sold by auction in Dole, Jura, France (close to Switzerland), administrated by Mr. Charles Peiffert, the official auctioneer of the jurisdiction for FF12,000,000 (€1,829,388).

Incomparable weighs 407.48 carats (it was a 890.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Brownish Yellow color and Triolette shape diamond. The Incomparable was found in its rough state weighing 890 carats, and was found in the town of Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in the 1980s. It measures 53.90 × 35.19 × 28.18 mm, and has been graded by the Gem Trade Laboratory Incorporated as a Shield-Shaped Step Cut, Internally Flawless clarity and Fancy Brownish-Yellow in color. Its unusual triangular shape elicited a new imaginary term from Marvin Samuels, a "triolette".

Cullinan II - Lesser Star of Africa weighs 317.40 carats (it was a 3106.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Cushion shape diamond. It was found in South Africa in the Premier Mine in 1905. The Cullinan II is a 317.40 carat cushion cut stone mounted in the band of the Imperial State Crown, it is also in the Tower of London as part of the Crown Jewels. Below, the two largest pieces (Cullinan I and II) and the seven largest pieces of the Cullinan Diamond.

Spirit of de Grisogono weighs 312.24 carats (it was a 587.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Black color and Mogul shape diamond. Discovered in Africa. It was imported into Switzerland. It was then cut using the Mogul diamond cutting technique. The Spirit of de Grisogono is described in the report of the Gubelin Gem Lab as a rare specimen for this type of diamond in view of its great size.

Graff Lesedi La Rona weighs 302.37 carats (it was a 1109.00 carats rough diamond), it's a D color and Square Emerald shape diamond. The Lucara mining company discovered in 2015, in its Lucara Karowe mine in Botswana, a rough diamond weighing 1,109 carats. It took more than 18 months for the cutters of the Graff company to cut this rough diamond into a square emerald diamond weighing 302.37 carats of D color and of extraordinary clarity. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has indicated that this diamond is the largest diamond in the world, which they have been able to appraisal, having such a degree of color and clarity. 66 other diamonds could be cut from the other pieces of the rough diamond.

Great Mogul weighs 280.00 carats (it was a 787.50 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Rose shape diamond. The largest diamond ever found in India. It was discovered as a 787-carat rough stone in the Golconda mines in 1650 and subsequently was cut by the Venetian lapidary Hortentio Borgis. The French jewel trader Jean-Baptiste Tavernier described it in 1665 as a high-crowned rose-cut stone with a flaw at the bottom and a small speck within. Its present location is unknown, and some believe. The photograph is a drawing of diamond, not a photograph.

Nizam weighs 277.80 carats (it was a 440.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in India, in Golconde in 1857. It is in a private collection in India.

Centenary weighs 273.85 carats (it was a 599.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Moderne Fancy Cut shape diamond. The Centenary was found on Julu 17th, 1986 by the electric X-ray recovery system at the Premier Mine. When cutting was completed the Centenary weighed 273.85 carats, measured 39.90 × 50.50 × 24.55 mm, and had 247 facets: 164 on the stone and 83 around its girdle.

Unnamed diamond 4 weighs 261.00 carats (it was a 704.56 carats rough diamond), it's a Blue color and Cushion shape diamond. A Blue Cushion Shaped Diamond valued between US $45-$50 million, currently discounted by its owner by 20% of the valuation price. Its size, 261 Carats! It was polished from a rough diamond of 704.56 carats. The only bigger colored cut diamond belongs to the British Crown Jewels Collection.

Indien weighs 250.00 carats, it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. This diamond was illustrated in the catalogue of Duke of Brunswick's in 1860. Certain people think that this diamond would be Nizam today?

Jubilee weighs 245.35 carats (it was a 650.80 carats rough diamond), it's a White E color and Cushion shape diamond. It was found in the Jagersfontein Mine towards the end of 1895. The rough diamond was polished in two diamonds: a pear shape of 13.34 carats which was sold in Don Carlos I of Portugal in 1896 and this diamond cushion of 245.35 carats. Its clarity is VVS2. Robert Mouawad has since bought the Jubilee, which is now the largest item in his great collection.

Great Table weighs 242.31 carats, it's a Light Pink color and Oblong shape diamond. This diamond was seen by Jean Baptiste Tavernier in India in 1642. At some point in its history, probably in the nineteenth century, the Great Table is said to have been damaged and recut. Some historians think the Darya-i-Nur and the Nur-ul-Ain are the products of this recutting.

De Beers Diamond weighs 234.65 carats (it was a 428.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Light Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. The rough diamond weighing 428.50 carats was unearthed from the Kimberly mines of South Africa in March 1888. After its display in Paris the Maharaja of Patiala bought the De Beers. In 1928 Cartier of Paris set it as the centerpiece of a ceremonial necklace that came to be known as the Patiala Necklace. Sometime during the 1930's the diamond was acquired by its present owners who loaned it in 1973 for an exhibition in Israel.

Red cross weighs 205.07 carats (it was a 375.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Pale Canary Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was found at the De Beers Mine in 1899. The gem had been cut in Amsterdam. It was then deposited in Switzerland before again being put up for sale in 1977. The identity of the present owner remains unknown.

Millennium Star weighs 203.04 carats (it was a 777.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. Discovered in the Republic of the Congo, De Beers mined the Star in the early nineties. The De Beers Millennium Star, is a D-color, internally and externally flawless pear-shape, cut to perfect proportions, weighing a hefty 203.04 carats. It is the second largest faceted D-Flawless diamond in the world, the 273.15 carat Centenary Diamond is the first.

Black Star of Africa weighs 202.00 carats, it's a Black color diamond. This black diamond was seen for the last time in Tokyo in 1971.

Orlov weighs 189.62 carats (it was a 787.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Slightly Tinted White color and Rose shape diamond. It was found about the middle of the 17th century in the Kollur diamond deposits situated by the Kristna (or Krishna) River in Hyderabad. Its weight has been recorded as 189.62 metric carats and it measures 47.6 mm in height, 31.75 mm in width, and 34.92 mm in length. The clarity is typical of the finest Indian diamonds and its color possesses a slight bluish-green tint. The shape of the diamond has been described as resembling half a pigeon's egg. Sometimes spelled: Orloff, Orlow. The Orlov is mounted in the Imperial Sceptre, made during the reign of Catherine the Great (1762-96).

Darya-i-Nur weighs 186.00 carats, it's a Light Pink color and Rectangular shape diamond. This stone measuring 41.40 × 29.50 × 12.15mm. The name means Sea of Light, River of Light, or Ocean of Light. The stone is estimated to weigh somewhere between 175 and 195 carats, and it is a light pink color. The reason the exact weight is not known is because the stone cannot be removed from its setting without major risk of destroying the setting. It is more than likely that the stone was cut from the Great Table Diamond, and stone that was described by Jean Baptiste Tavernier as being over 400 carats, pink, and very flat.

Victoria (Jacob) weighs 184.50 carats (it was a 457.50 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Oval shape diamond. It was found in South Africa, possibly at one of the Kimberley mines, in 1884. Fashioned in Amsterdam in 1887 into a 184.50 ct oval brilliant, which was purchased by the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1891, and a 20 ct round brilliant. Variously called the Jacob Diamond, the Imperial Diamond, the Victoria I, the Victoria Imperial Diamond, or the Great White Diamond. Current whereabouts of the smaller stone unknown.

Moon weighs 183.00 carats, it's a Slightly Yellow color and Round shape diamond. The last time that this diamond was seen it was in London in 1942.

Unnamed diamond 7 weighs 180.85 carats, it's a Yellow color and Briolette shape diamond. It is the first largest briolette-cut diamond in the world. It is privately owned.

Vulcain weighs 178.88 carats (it was a 380.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Black Brownish color and Pear shape diamond. It was at the beginning of the eighties that a rough diamond of more than 380 carats having the particularity of having different colours and internal reflections, arrived in Anvers to be proposed on sale. After negotiations, the diamond merchant supposed that the cutting would be difficult but he did not expect it to be that hard. This particular diamond is of single crystal type, its uncut weight was superior to 380 carats. It is important to note that to give shape to such a wonder, this diamond was cut and lost more than 50% of its original weight. The collector baptised it VULCAIN which illustrated perfectly the feeling of power and strength it gave.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°1 weighs 152.16 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Rectangular shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Nawanager weighs 148.00 carats, it's a White color and Round shape diamond.

Regent weighs 140.50 carats (it was a 410.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Exceptional White color and Cushion shape diamond. It was found in indian near Golconde in 1698. It measures 32mm × 34mm × 25mm. In 1797, the great gem was pledged for money that helped Napolean in his ride to power. He had in mounted in the hilt of his sword that he carried at his coronation in 1804. After the War, it was returned to Paris and put on display in the Apollon Gallery of the Louvre Museum. It is always in Louvre Museum.

Paragon weighs 137.82 carats (it was a 320.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Modified Shield Cut shape diamond. It was found in Brazil. Purchased in Antwerp and set in a necklace by Graff Diamonds of London. Graded by GTL in 1989 and, to date, the largest, D-color, internally-flawless diamond GTL has graded.

Florentine weighs 137.27 carats, it's a Light Yellow color and Double-rose shape diamond. This historic Indian stone is actually light yellow in color with very slight green overtones and is fashioned in the form of an irregular, nine-sided, one 126-facet double rose cut. Alternate names are the Tuscan, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Austrian Diamond, and the Austrian Yellow Brilliant.

Premier Rose weighs 137.02 carats (it was a 353.90 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in the Premier mine in South Africa In March 1978. Premier Rose is a pear shape weighing 137.02 carats, cut with 189 facets and measuring approximately 43.40 by 23.20 by 18.93 mm. It was submitted to the Gemological Institute of America for certification where it received a "D" flawless rating. The rough diamond was cut in three diamonds: the Premier Rose which is also called Big Rose (137.02 carats), Little Rose a pear shape of 31.48 carats, white D, Flawless and Baby Rose of 2.11 carats, white D, Flawless. The Premier Rose was sold in 1979 to an anonymous buyer for about $10,000,000. Recently, Robert Mouawad has added the Premier Rose to his great collection of important diamonds.

Queen of Holland weighs 135.92 carats, it's a White D color and Cushion shape diamond. There are differing opinions concerning the origin of this stone. The Dutch firm F. Friedman & Co. cut it into its present shape in 1904. The Maharajah of Nawanagar purchased the Queen of Holland and Cartier set it as the centerpiece of the pendant to the magnificent ceremonial necklace of the Prince. In 1978 William Goldberg of New York purchased the diamond and it was recut, with minor alterations, from 136.25 carats to its present weight. Later that year it was sold for a reported $7,000,000. The Queen of Holland is now owned by Robert Mouawad.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°2 weighs 135.45 carats, it's a Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Algeiba Star weighs 133.03 carats, it's a Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa. Recut from the 139.38 Mahjal Diamond, which is said to have once been owned by the Maharajah of Kapurthala, a small princely state in the Punjab. Sold by Christie's in 1983.

Sarah weighs 132.43 carats (it was a 218.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Vivid Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa. It was not however until December 12th, 2000, when the Gemological Institute of America finally granted its coveted Certificate: 132.43 carats, Natural Fancy Vivid Yellow, VS1, symmerty: Very good, polish: Very good, together with a report stating that it is the largest Natural color Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond ever, that its magnificence could be revealed to the world. This diamond is owned by Graff Diamonds.

Zale Light of Peace weighs 130.27 carats (it was a 434.60 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in Sierra Leone in the late 1960s. This diamond is the second larger diamond of the United States, after the Incomparable. The rough diamond was cut in 13 diamonds in various shapes, largest, after Zale Light of Peace, is a marquise of 9.11 carats, smallest being a pear of 0.37 carat. All these diamonds are owned by a private collector.

Star of the South weighs 128.80 carats (it was a 261.24 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Light Pinkish Brown color and Cushion shape diamond. Discovered in 1853 in the Bagagem Diamond Mines in Brazil. It was sold to Costers of Amsterdam for $35,000 and cut to a 128.48-carat stone. It was purchased by Halphen & Associates of Paris and was given the name the Star of the South. They displayed the stone at the London Exhibition in 1862, and in Paris in 1867 making it quite famous. The last known owner of the Star of the South was Rustomjee Jamsetjee of Bombay, India. Also called Estrela do Sul Diamond and Star of Minas Diamond.

Tiffany weighs 128.51 carats (it was a 287.42 carats rough diamond), it's a Canary Yellow color and Square Antique Modified Brilliant shape diamond. It was found in claims belonging to the French Company in the Kimberley Mine, South Africa, around 1878. Fashioned in Paris into a 128.51 ct. square antique modified brilliant cut, with 90 facets: 40 on the crown and 48 on the pavilion. Purchased by Tiffany and Co. in New York in 1879.

Niarchos weighs 128.21 carats (it was a 426.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in South Africa in the Premier Mine in 1954. Its clarity is Flawless and its color is D. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1956. The rough diamond was fashioned in 3 diamonds: a 128.25 ct D-flawless pear-shape, a 27.62 ct marquise and a 39.99 ct emerald cut. After cutting, Winston sold all three to Stavros S. Niarchos, Greek shipowner and industrialist for $2,000,000. The Niarchos was repolished in 1987 to 128.21 ct.

Portuguese weighs 127.02 carats, it's a Slightly Yellowish color and Octagonal Emerald shape diamond. Uncertain origin, perhaps Brazil. It had mysteriously appeared in Amsterdam some years earlier as a rough cut, cushion-shaped stone weighing 187 carats, which was recut into its present form. It's near flawless clarity and unusual octagonal emerald cut, strongly fluorescent. Purchased in 1951 by Harry Winston, from whom it was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., in 1963.

Jonker weighs 125.35 carats (it was a 726.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. This alluvial diamond was found on a claim held by Johannes Jacobus Jonker at Elandsfontein, South Africa, near the Premier Mine, in 1934. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1935. Fashioned by master diamond cutter Lazare Kaplan, the rough yielded one marquise and 11 emerald cuts. After it was repolished in 1937 to give it a more oblong outline and greater brilliance. The resulting 125.35 ct, D-VVS1 58-facet emerald cut was sold to King Farouk of Egypt in 1951 and later acquired by Queen Ratna of Nepal. Last sold privately in Hong Kong in 1977. Current whereabouts unknown.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°3 weighs 123.93 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Julius Pam weighs 123.00 carats (it was a 248.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Yellow color diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in 1890 in the Jagersfontein mine.

Stewart weighs 123.00 carats (it was a 296.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Yellow color and Round shape diamond. It was found at the historic Waldeck's Plant on the Vaal River, South Africa, in 1872 by two prospectors, Robert Spalding and Antonie Williams. It was named for the merchant who purchased it. Sometimes called the Star of Spalding Diamond, it is privately owned.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°4 weighs 121.90 carats, it's a Cape color and Octaedron shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Meister weighs 118.05 carats, it's a Fancy Intense Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was found in South Africa in the early days of Kimberley. Named for its owner, the late Walter Meister of Zurich, Switzerland.

Vainer briolette weighs 116.60 carats, it's a Fancy Light Yellow color and Briolette shape diamond. It is the second largest briolette cut diamond in the world. It has 192 facets. The GIA certified that both the polish and symmetry were Excellent and that the color was Fancy Light Yellow. It was was purchased by the Sultan of Brunei.

Gruosi weighs 115.34 carats (it was a 300.12 carats rough diamond), it's a Black color and Heart shape diamond. It was discovered in India in 1998. It took three years to cut the Gruosi Diamond. This heart is the centrepiece of a necklace made of 58.77 carats of smaller black diamonds, 378 white diamonds and 14.10 carats of tsavorite garnets, set in white gold.

Taj-E-Mah weighs 115.06 carats, it's a White color and Rose shape diamond. Uncertaine origin, perhaps India, probably Golconda. Considered a sister stone to the Darya-i-Nur Diamond, it was taken by the Persians during the Sack of Delhi in 1739 and is now among the Crown Jewels of Iran. Taj-e-Mah means Crown (or Crest) of the Moon.

Edna Star weighs 115.00 carats, it's a White color and Emerald shape diamond. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1956. The diamond was set in a combination pendant and clip and sold to a Middle Eastern buyer in 1957.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°5 weighs 114.28 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Mouna weighs 112.53 carats, it's a Fancy Intense Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. This diamond would be largest Fancy Intense Yellow diamond of the world. It was sold in Switzerland for $3,237,868, about $28,773 per carat. Its clarity is VS1.

Earth Star weighs 111.59 carats (it was a 248.90 carats rough diamond), it's a Brown color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in South Africa, in the Jagersfontein Mine on May 16th, 1967. Baumgold Bros. of New York purchased the stone and cut it into a pear shape weighing 111.59 carats, then the largest faceted brown diamond in the world. The diamond would later be bought in 1983 for $900,000 by Stephen Zbova of Naples, Florida.

Cross of Asia weighs 109.26 carats, it's a Champagne color and Table Cut shape diamond.

Mouawad Magic weighs 108.81 carats (it was a 284.60 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. It was discovered in Republic of Guinea in the Aredor mine. It measures 32.91 by 20.73 by 16.83 mm. This diamond is D color and internally flawless.

Rojtman weighs 107.46 carats, it's a Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1957 and repolished to 107.46 carats. Mounted in a clip-pendant combination and sold in the US in 1963. It is named for its owner.

Louis Cartier weighs 107.07 carats (it was a 400.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in 1974. Its clarity is flawless. Named for the third-generation descendant of the founder of Cartier's. Current whereabouts unknown.

Koh-I-Noor weighs 105.60 carats, it's a White color and Oval Round shape diamond. Historically important Indian diamond, originally 186 ct, said to have been owned by a number of Indian rajahs, Mogul emperors, and Persian shahs before the British East India Company acquired it. It was presented to Queen Victoria in 1850 and recut two years later to 105.60 ct. Diamond measures 36.00 x 31.90 x 13.04 mm. His irregular shape is also called: stellar brilliant. It now forms part of the British Crown Jewels on permanent display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. Koh-i-Nur means Mountain of Light in Persian. Also spelled Kuh-i-noor or Koh-i-noor.

Soleil d'Or weighs 105.54 carats, it's a Cushion shape diamond.

Star of Egypt weighs 105.51 carats, it's a White color and Emerald shape diamond. This 105.19 ct. octagonal step-cut diamond, reportedly colorless, was repolished from a 106.75 ct. (old carats) diamond. Originally acquired as a 250 ct. oval by the Khedive of Egypt around 1850, it was sold in 1880 when the Khedive went into exile. The new owner had the diamond recut into a 105.51 ct emerald cut and exhibited it in Amsterdam. Purchased by London jewelers Wilson & Gill, it was later sold to Egypt's King Farouk but vanished after his abdication in 1952. Current whereabouts unknown.

Deepdene weighs 104.53 carats, it's a Treated Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. Originally a 104.88 ct square cushion-shape diamond, described as light yellow. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1954 and sold, set in a necklace, to a Canadian buyer in 1955. In 1971, a 104.52 ct yellow diamond alleged to be the Deepdene was found to be an enhanced stone rather than a natural color diamond. This diamond is graded VS1 in clarity, it was sold at an auction sale in Switzerland in November 1997 for $715,320.

Great Chrysanthemum weighs 104.15 carats (it was a 198.28 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Brown color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in 1963. The stone has a total of 189 facets (67 on the crown, 65 on the girdle, and 57 on the pavilion) and measures 25mm wide, 39mm long, and 16.2mm deep. It is mounted as the central stone in a yellow gold necklace of 410 oval and marquise-shaped diamonds. In 1965, it was displayed at the Rand Easter Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. Julius Cohen later sold to it an unknown foreign buyer.

Ashberg weighs 102.48 carats, it's a Fancy Light Yellow color and Square Antique Modified Brilliant shape diamond. It was formerly part of the Russian Crown Jewels. In 1934 it was sold by a Russian Trade Delegation to the Swedish banker for whom it is named. In 1959, it was offered for sale by the Swedish auction house Bukowskis, withdrawn, and later sold privately. Offered for sale by Christie's in Geneva in 1981, but again withdrawn. Current whereabouts unknown.

Allnatt weighs 102.29 carats, it's a Fancy Vivid Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa. This 102.29-carat cushion cut, its color having been certified by the GIA as Fancy Vivid Yellow, VS2 clarity, is named after its former owner, Alfred Ernest Allnatt. He wa a soldier, a sportsman, an active patron of the arts and a noted benefactor in many spheres. It was auctioned by Christies, again in Geneva, in May of 1996. On that occasion it fetched the phenomenal sum of $3,043,496. The present owner of the gem is the SIBA Corporation.

Unnamed diamond 8 weighs 102.07 carats, it's a Fancy Intense Yellow color and Rectangular shape diamond. This diamond was sold in Switzerland in an auction sale for $3,043,496 in May 1996.

Mouawad Splendour weighs 101.84 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. This diamond is unusual because it has an 11-sided girdle, but also because it is a D-color and Flawless clarity stone. It weighs 101.84 carats, and is valued at $13,970,000. It is owned by Robert Mouawad.

White Heart Diamond weighs 101.00 carats, it's a White D color and Heart shape diamond. This diamond is graded Flawless in clarity. It is estimated at 15 million euros.

Star of America weighs 100.57 carats (it was a 225.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Asscher Cut shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa to Orange River. The Star of America is the largest Asscher cut D color flawless diamond in the world. Last nine months will have been necessary to cut and polish this diamond.

Star of Happiness weighs 100.36 carats, it's a White D color and Rectangular shape diamond. This diamond is graded Internally Flawless in clarity by the GIA. It was sold in Switzerland in an auction sale for $11,882,333 in November 1993.

Unnamed diamond 9 weighs 100.20 carats, it's a Slightly Tinted White color and Encornered Step Cut shape diamond. This diamond is graded Internally Flawless in clarity by the GIA. It was sold in Switzerland in an auction sale for $2,028,017 in May 2000.

Star of the Season weighs 100.10 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. The Star of the Season: a pear-shaped stone of 100.10 carats, D color, Internally Flawless, was sold at Sotheby's in Geneva during May, 1995 by Sheikh Ahmed Fitaihi for a final price of US $16,548,750.

Walska Briolette weighs 95.00 carats, it's a Briolette shape diamond. It was belonged to Ganna Walska, opera star of the 1930s and 1940s. Sold at auction in 1971. Later acquired by Van Cleef & Arpels of New York. Current whereabouts unknown.

Star of the East weighs 94.80 carats (it was a 157.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. Reported by some sources to be of Indian origin and once owned by Sultan Abdul-Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). Evalyn Walsh McLean bought it from Cartier in Paris in 1908. She often wore it together with the Hope Diamond. Harry Winston bought both diamonds from her estate in 1949. The Star of the East was sent to King Farouk of Egypt in 1951, but was never paid for. It took Winston several years to retrieve it. The Star of the East was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US, in 1982 at a reception marking the fiftieth anniversary of Harry Winston. The firm repurchased the diamond in 1992.

Cullinan III weighs 94.40 carats, it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond is mounted in the Queen Mary's Crown. Photos of the 7 other fragments of 3,106 carats rough diamond.

Star of Suleyman weighs 93.86 carats (it was a 149.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Oval shape diamond. It was named for Suleyman the Magnificent (1495-1566), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Last sold in 1957. Current whereabouts unknown. Also spelled Suleiman, Suleman, Suliman.

Briolette of India weighs 90.38 carats, it's a Briolette shape diamond. The Briolette of India is a legendary diamond of 90.38 carats, which, if the fables about it are true, may be the oldest diamond on record, perhaps older than the Koh-I-Noor Diamond. This diamond was fashioned in 1908-1909 and sold by Cartier in 1910. In 1971 it was sold to a European family. Also called the Briolette.

Fantasy Bra weighs 90.00 carats, it's a Corloless color and Emerald shape diamond. The centerpiece is a majestic emerald-cut diamond weighing in at 90 carats and valued at $10.6 million. Colorless and internally flawless, the seductive centerpiece makes this beautiful bra the ultimate fantasy.

Washington I weighs 89.23 carats (it was a 342.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa. This diamond is one of two (the other is 42.98 carats) that Harry Winston had fashioned in 1976 Named for American President George Washington. Last sold in 1977. Current whereabouts unknown.

Guinea Star weighs 89.01 carats (it was a 255.10 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Modified Shield Cut shape diamond. It was discovered in the Aredor Mine in 1986 in Guinea. The rough diamond of 255.10 carats is the largest diamond ever found in this country. The polished diamond of 89.01 carats is graded Internally Flawless in clarity. The rough diamond was cut in 3 diamonds: this one more one pear of 8.23 carats and a heart of 5.03 carats.

Shah of Persia weighs 88.70 carats, it's a Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was brought to the US in 1923 by Russian General V. Starosselky. The Shah of Persia Diamond was acquired from a Los Angeles gem dealer in 1957 by Harry Winston. It was sold privately in 1965.

Star of Persia weighs 88.00 carats, it's a Light Yellow color and Round shape diamond. It was mounted in a brooch with 107 baguettes and sold by Harry Winston in 1965 to a Middle Eastern buyer. Also called the Good Hope Diamond, the Spirit of Hope Diamond, and the Turkestan Diamond.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°6 weighs 86.61 carats, it's a Cape color and Rounded Triangular shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°7 weighs 86.28 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Irregular Mogul shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Spoonmaker (or Pigot) weighs 86.00 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. Its origin is not clear. Like many other historic diamonds, it is difficult to seperate fact from fancy. In 1774 a French officer by the name of Pigot purchased a diamond from the Maharajah of Madras and brought it to France. After changing a number of hands, the diamond was put up for sale at auction, in which Napoleon's mother purchased it. For a long time she wore it on her breast. When Napoeon was sent into exile, his aged mother put the diamond up for sale in order to be able save her son. One of Tepedelenli Ali Pasa's men, who was in France at the time, bought the diamond on the Pasa's behalf for 150 thousand gold pieces, bringing it back and handing it over. It is known that the stone known in France as the Pigot Diamond which was purchaed by Tepedelenli Ali Pasa's men was 86 carets. The Spoonmaker's Diamond in the Treasury of Topkapi Museum is also 86 carets. Thus, the world-renowned Pigot diamond must be the Spoonmaker's Diamond in Topkapi.

Sterns Star weighs 85.93 carats (it was a 223.60 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Yellow color and Round shape diamond. It was found in South Africa at the Dutoitspan Mine in 1972. Its clarity is reportedly flawless. Purchased by Sterns, a retail jewelry company in South Africa, it has since been sold in New York.

Pigot weighs 85.80 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. Its origin is not clear. Like many other historic diamonds, it is difficult to seperate fact from fancy. In 1774 a French officer by the name of Pigot purchased a diamond from the Maharajah of Madras and brought it to France. After changing a number of hands, the diamond was put up for sale at auction, in which Napoleon's mother purchased it. For a long time she wore it on her breast. When Napoeon was sent into exile, his aged mother put the diamond up for sale in order to be able save her son. One of Tepedelenli Ali Pasa's men, who was in France at the time, bought the diamond on the Pasa's behalf for 150 thousand gold pieces, bringing it back and handing it over. It is known that the stone known in France as the Pigot Diamond which was purchaed by Tepedelenli Ali Pasa's men was 86 carets. The Spoonmaker's Diamond in the Treasury of Topkapi Museum is also 86 carets. Thus, the world-renowned Pigot diamond must be the Spoonmaker's Diamond in Topkapi.

Nepal weighs 79.41 carats, it's a Colorless color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in India, believed to have come from the Golconda region. Reportedly colorless and flawless. Owned by Nepalese royalty until the 1950s; purchased by Harry Winston in 1957 and repolished to 79.41 ct. Sold privately in Europe in 1961.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°8 weighs 78.96 carats, it's a Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Ahmadabad weighs 78.86 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in India by the French traveller and gem merchant, Jean Baptiste Tavernier. The Ahmadabad has been graded by the GIA as D-color, VS1 clarity and was accompanied by a working diagram indicating that the clarity is improvable. The gem is an antique pear-shaped brilliant and its weight is 78.86 carats. The gem came up for sale at Christie's in Geneva in November of 1995 when it was bought by Robert Mouawad for $4,324,554.

Archduke Joseph weighs 78.54 carats, it's a Cushion shape diamond. It was discovered in Golconda, India. Offered at auction by Sotheby's in London in 1961, but withdrawn. The current location for this specific diamond is in Phoenix, Arizona at Molina's Fine Jewelry. It is privately owned by Mr. Alfredo Molina.

English Dresden weighs 78.53 carats (it was a 119.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in 1857 in the Bagagem diggings in Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It was purchased in 1864 by a British merchant living in Bombay and later sold to the Gaekwar of Baroda. Now privately owned in India. Also called the Dresden Drop or the Star of Dresden.

Porges weighs 78.53 carats, it's a Champagne color and Emerald shape diamond. Named for Jules Porges, European diamond dealer and entrepreneur who formed the Compagnie Francaise des Mines de Diamant du Cap de Bonne Esperance (the French Company). Purchased by Harry Winston in 1962 and set in a yellow gold clip-pendant with rubies, emeralds, and 32 old-mine cuts, it was sold in the US in 1968. Current whereabouts unknown.

Star of Independence weighs 75.52 carats (it was a 204.10 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. In 1975, Harry Winston purchased an extraordinary piece of rough diamond weighing 204 carats. The rough was cut into a 75.52 carat pear-shaped D-flawless diamond. In honor of the American Bicentennial, Ronald Winston christened the stone The Star of Independence. It was sold to a Middle Eastern buyer in 1976.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°10 weighs 75.00 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Pendeloque shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°12 weighs 72.84 carats, it's a Champagne color and Irregular Pear shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Lesotho I weighs 71.73 carats (it was a 601.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Brown color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found in Lesotho at Letseng-la-Terai by Ernestine Ramaboa in 1967. Eventually acquired by Harry Winston, it was fashioned in 1968 into 18 polished diamonds totalling 242.50 ct. The largest was a 71.73 ct emerald cut. All are now privately owned.

Fleischman Star weighs 71.07 carats, it's a Fancy Yellow color and Emerald shape diamond. It was Purchased by Harry Winston in 1956, it was recut to 71.07 carats and set in a combination pendant and clip with 32 brilliants. Sold to a private buyer in 1957. Current whereabouts unknown.

Sultan Abdul-Hamid II weighs 70.54 carats, it's a Fancy Yellow color diamond. This diamond was sold in 1983, together with the Emperor Maximilian Diamond and the Idol's Eye, in one of the biggest single transactions in the history of diamond sales. Current whereabouts unknown.

Idol's Eye weighs 70.21 carats, it's a Slight Bluish Tinge color and Antique Triangle Modified shape diamond. The diamond may have been found at Golconda around 1600 in India. There are many unauthenticated legends about the diamond, but its first verifiable appearance was at auction at Christie's in 1865, when it was said to have been owned by Abdul-Hamid II (1842-1918), who became the 34th Ottoman Sultan. The diamond is actually something of a triangular Old Mine cut, but rather than having 8 main facets it has 9, along with 9 pavilion main facets corresponding. Last sold in 1983, together with the Emperor Maximilian Diamond and a 70.54 fancy yellow diamond called the Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, in one of the biggest single transactions in the history of diamond sales.

Grand Coeur d'Afrique weighs 70.03 carats (it was a 278.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Heart shape diamond. It was found in Guinea in 1982. The rough was fashioned in New York by Laurence Graff of London in 3 stones: the smaller stones were a 14.25 carats marquise and a 25.22 carats heart shape, Le Petit Coeur. The Grand Coeur d'Afrique was sold by Graff Diamonds in London in 1983. Its clarity is internally flawless.

Excelsior I weighs 69.68 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City. The gem reappeared for sale in May 1991 when the GIA certified it as "G" color (rare white), and again in May 1996, when it was bought by Robert Mouawad.

Taylor-Burton weighs 68.09 carats (it was a 240.80 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the mine First in 1966. This Internally flawless 69.42 ct colorless, pear-shape diamond was fashioned by Harry Winston from a 240.80 ct. Purchased by actor Richard Burton for his wife, screen actress Elizabeth Taylor, in 1969. It was repolished to 68.09 ct in 1979. In June of 1979 Henry Lambert, the New York jeweler, stated that he had bought the Taylor-Burton Diamond for $5,000,000. By December he had sold the Taylor-Burton to its present owner, Robert Mouawad.

Victoria Transvaal weighs 67.89 carats (it was a 280.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Champagne color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in , South Africa, in the Transvaal. The first cutting produced a 75 carats, 116 facets stone that measured 1 x 1 3/8 inches. A recutting retained the same length and width, but reduced the depth to better proportions, making it more brilliant. The diamond has been featured in several Hollywood films, including a Tarzan episode from 1952. The necklace was donated by Leonard and Victoria Wilkinson in 1977 to the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.

Stephanie weighs 67.55 carats, it's a White color and Round shape diamond. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1957 and set in a clip. Now owned privately in Saudi Arabia.

Black Orloff weighs 67.50 carats (it was a 195.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Black color and Cushion shape diamond. 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.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°18 weighs 66.57 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°13 weighs 65.65 carats, it's a Cape color and Rectangular shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Golden Maharaja weighs 65.60 carats, it's a Yellow Brown color and Pear shape diamond. It was exhibited at the 1937 World's Fair in Paris. Later loaned to the American Museum of Natural History for 15 years by its owner, Ella Friedus. Last sold in New York in 1991.

Anniversary Diamond weighs 65.00 carats (it was a 200.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Pear shape diamond. It was found at the Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa. Cut into a 65 carats pear shape by Baumgold Brothers of New York in 1951 to commemorate that firm's 75th anniversary. Privately owned.

Golden Pelikan weighs 64.00 carats, it's a Golden Yellow color and Emerald shape diamond. This emerald-cut, golden-yellow diamond was cut in Antwerp, Belgium. It was exhibited in Canada and in Switzerland and in 1958 in the Diamond Pavilion of the Brussels World Fair. It is valued by its owners at $64,000.

Cullinan IV weighs 63.60 carats, it's a White color and Cushion shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond was originally set in the band of Queen Mary's crown, but can also be worn as jewelry. Photos of the 7 other fragments of 3,106 carats rough diamond.

Winston weighs 61.80 carats (it was a 154.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein Mine in 1952. Originally 62.05 ct pear-shape diamond, reportedly flawless and colorless, fashioned for Harry Winston in 1953 from a 154.50 ct rough. The diamond was sold to the King of Saudi Arabia in 1959. Returned to Winston the following year, it was recut to 61.80 ct and resold in 1963, along with the 59.46 ct Louis XIV Diamond. The two stones were auctioned in Switzerland in 1981.

Lesotho II weighs 60.67 carats (it was a 601.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Brown color and Irregular Emerald shape diamond. It was found at Letseng-la-Terai by Ernestine Ramaboa in 1967. The rough was fashioned in 1968 into 18 polished diamonds totalling 242.50 ct. The largest was a 71.73 ct emerald cut. All are now privately owned.

Prince Edward of York weighs 60.25 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. It is mounted on an important collier together with another big oval gem, brilliant-cut and quite elongated and a big pear-shaped diamond together with 39 smaller diamonds.

Mouawad Mondera weighs 60.19 carats, it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. This diamond is a superb flawless pear-shaped diamond weighing 60.19 carats. He named it Mondera, to represent both the traditional world of the family jeweller and the new face represented by Mondera.com, the jewellery e-tailers founded by his sons.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°14 weighs 60.00 carats, it's a Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Nur-ul-Ain weighs 60.00 carats, it's a Fancy Pink color and Oval shape diamond. It was discovered in India. The Nur-Ul-Ain is an oval brilliant cut of around 60 carats and measures approximately 30 × 26 × 11 mm and it's the centerpiece of a tiara which contains 324 diamonds total.

Countess Szechenyi weighs 59.38 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. This diamond was given to American Gladys Moore Vanderbilt when she married Hungarian Count Laszlo Szechenyi. Sold to Harry Winston in 1959 and repolished to VVS, D-color, 59.38 carats. It was mounted in a necklace and sold in the US in 1966. Current whereabouts unknown.

Star of Abdul Aziz weighs 59.00 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. This diamond is D-flawless. Named for the King of Saudi Arabia and last sold in 1988. Current whereabouts unknown.

Louis XIV weighs 58.60 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. Believed to have once belonged to Louis XIV of France. It was purchased by Harry Winston in 1958 and repolished into a D-flawless 58.60 carats pear shape. Exhibited at the Louvre in 1962. Sold, together with the 61.80 carats Winston Diamond, in 1963. Last sold in Europe in 1981.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°15 weighs 57.85 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Round shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°16 weighs 57.15 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Shah Jahan weighs 56.71 carats, it's a Light Pink color and Table Cut shape diamond. This table-cut or flat diamond, measuring 44.6 by 33 by 3.6 mm and weighing 56.71 carats, is one of several that have been credited as a match for the Great Table Diamond viewed by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier at Golconda in 1642. The Shah Jahan was offered at auction by Christies in Geneva in 1985 but was not sold.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°17 weighs 56.19 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Sancy weighs 55.23 carats, it's a Pale Yellow color and Pear, Double Rose shape diamond. Apparently of Indian origin. The stone is also unusual because it has no pavilion, just a pair of crowns, one on the other. It was allegedly one of three diamonds taken from the body of Charles the Bold by Swiss mercenaries following an attack on Nancy, France, in 1477. It later came into the possession of the French Minister, Nicolas Harlay de Sancy (1546-1627), and was pledged to raise money for both Henri III (Valois) and Henri IV (Bourbon), before being sold to England's James I in 1604. It again served as collateral in 1644, to help finance the Royalist cause in the English Civil War; when the loan was not repaid, the diamond was forfeited to the Duke of Epernon. Purchased by Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661) and, upon his death, bequeathed to the French Crown, together with the Mirror of Portugal and Mazarin Diamonds. Unlike the other gems, it is not thought to have been stolen in the robbery of the Garde Meuble in 1792, having supposedly been pledged earlier to a Spanish Marquess by French revolutionaries for a million francs. Purchased by the Russian Prince Nicholas Demidoff (1773-1829) in 1828 and sold to William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) in 1892. Purchased by the Banque de France and the Musees de France in 1978, it is now displayed in the Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre in Paris.

Kimberly weighs 55.09 carats (it was a 490.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Champagne color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found in South Africa in the Kimberly Mine. First fashioned into a reportedly flawless 70 ct emerald cut in 1921, the diamond was recut to 55.09 ct in 1958 to improve upon its proportions and brilliance. Privately owned.

Porter Rhodes weighs 54.99 carats (it was a 153.50 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found in South Africa in the Kimberley Mine in 1880. It was fashioned into a 73 ct old mine cut and named for the claimholder, who became one of the first directors of De Beers Consolidated Mines. It was repolished in Amsterdam to a 56.50 ct, D color, VVS1, square emerald cut. It was acquired by Harry Winston in 1946, it was repolished to its present weight (54.99 carats) before being sold to a client from Philadelphia. Winston later repurchased it and sold it to another client in Texas. In 1987, the Porter Rhodes was bought by Graff Diamonds of London at a Sotheby's New York auction.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°19 weighs 54.58 carats, it's a Colorless color and Irregular Oval Mogul shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°20 weighs 54.35 carats, it's a Peach color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Star of Sierra Leone weighs 53.96 carats (it was a 968.80 carats rough diamond), it's a Pear shape diamond. It was found on February 14, 1972, at the Diminco Mine in Sierra Leone. Harry Winston purchased the Star of Sierra Leone the same year. He had it cut into 17 stones: 13 were flawless. Originally the largest stone was 143.20 carats of fine colour, but flawed. After several weeks of careful deliberation he ordered it to be recut to a flawless pear-shaped of 53.96 carats.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°21 weighs 53.50 carats, it's a Silver Cape color and Cushion shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Eugenie Diamond weighs 52.35 carats (it was a 100.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Oval shape diamond. It was found in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1760. First owned by Russian Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great, 1729-1796) and set in a hair ornament. The diamond (then known as the Potemkin) was inherited by the Prince's grandniece, who sold it to Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) of France in 1853. He presented it to his bride, Eugenia Maria de Montijo (1826-1920) as a wedding gift. Now privately owned in Antwerp.

Baumgold Brilliant weighs 52.00 carats (it was a 167.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color and Round shape diamond. Recut from a 55 carats round which had originally been fashioned from a South African rough weighing 167.25 carats. Privately owned.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°22 weighs 51.90 carats, it's a Colorless color and Elliptical Mogul shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Titan Oval weighs 51.31 carats (it was a 98.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White E color and Oval shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa. Fashioned in 1979 from a 98 carats rough, its clarity is flawless. Current whereabouts unknown.

Etoile du Desert weighs 50.67 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. This diamond is set in a necklace with more than 250 other diamonds. Sold in 1977 by Harry Winston to a buyer in Saudi Arabia. Current whereabouts unknown.

Tri sakti weighs 50.53 carats (it was a 166.85 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found in 1965 near Banjarmasin, Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. Fashioned by the Asscher Diamond Company of Amsterdam, reportedly flawless and described as blue-white, and sold privately in Europe on behalf of the Indonesian government. Tri-sakti means Three Principles, a reference to the motto of the Indonesian Republic (nationalism, religion, and unity).

La Favorite weighs 50.15 carats, it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in 1930. The La Favorite, a 50.15 carats D-color, VVS-2 clarity, with the potential for being flawless if it were to be slightly recut. This diamond was purchased by Laurence Graff for $3,636,000 in April, 2001, at Christies Auction House, New York.

Baumgold Pears weighs 50.00 carats (it was a 609.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the Wesselton mine in 1922. The rough diamond was polished in 14 diamonds, 2 larger are Baumgold Pears, 50 carats each one. The current location of the stone is unknown.

Cleveland weighs 50.00 carats (it was a 100.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Cushion shape diamond. It was discovered in Kimberley, South Africa. Named for US President Grover Cleveland and fashioned in New York in 1884. At the time, it was the largest diamond ever cut in the US. Worn by Minnie Palmer, a musical-comedy star of the 1880s. Current whereabouts unknown.

Crown Diamond weighs 50.00 carats, it's a Fancy Yellow color and Round shape diamond. Belonged to the Russian Imperial Family. Exhibited in the De Beers House of Jewels at the New York World's Fair in 1939-40. Recut to a 52 carats round brilliant in the 1950s. The diamond was recut again to 50 carats, when it was sold to an undisclosed buyer in 1963. Current whereabouts unknown

Dresden White weighs 49.71 carats, it's a Near Colorless color and Antique Cut shape diamond. It is mounted in an elaborate shoulder knot with 19 other large diamonds and 216 smaller rose-cut stones, and is on display in the Green Vaults at the Dresden Palace in Germany. Also called the Saxon White Diamond.

Briolette of June weighs 48.42 carats, it's a Pale Yellow Greenish color and Briolette shape diamond. This diamond belongs to Julius Cohen, New York City manufacturing jeweler, it is evaluated to $140,000.

Star of South Africa weighs 47.69 carats (it was a 83.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa to Orange To rivet in 1869. The stone was purchased by Louis Hond, a diamond cutter, and fashioned to what was described as an oval, three-sided brilliant and was sold to the Earl of Dudley for $125,000. The current location of the stone is unknown.

Excelsior II weighs 47.03 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Excelsior III weighs 46.90 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Indore Pears weighs 46.39 carats, it's a White E color and Pear shape diamond. Robert Mouawad is the current owner of this exceptional diamond pear: white E-color and VVS2-clarity. There is another diamond pear which constitutes the collection entitled "Indore Pears" and which is a little smaller (44.14 carats), he is also held by Robert Mouawad. These 2 diamonds (46.39 and 44.14 carats) are estimated at $4 millions.

Constantin weighs 46.05 carats, it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. This internally flawless emerald-cut diamond was sold by Christie's, Geneva, in 1970. Current whereabouts unknown.

Copenhagen Blue Diamond weighs 45.85 carats, it's a Blue color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found at the Jagersfontein Mine. Named in honor of an exhibition in Copenhagen in 1960. Privately owned.

Hope weighs 45.52 carats (it was a 112.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Dark Grayish Blue color and Cushion shape diamond. The legend unfolds in 1642 in Southwest India, where Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a French adventurer and gem merchant was shown a rough blue diamond of 112.50 carats. Named for Henry Philip Hope, who purchased it in 1830. His nephew, Henry Thomas Hope, inherited the stone in 1839. In 1908 the diamond was sold to the Sultan of Turkey. Cartier's of Paris subsequently acquired the Hope and in 1911 sold it to Evalyn Walsh McLean, heiress to an American gold-mining fortune and wife of the owner of the Washington Post. In 1949, Harry Winston purchased Mrs. McLean's estate of 74 pieces, including the Hope Diamond, for over one million dollars. In 1958, Harry Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., US, where it is on permanent display.

Star of Dubai weighs 44.86 carats, it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. The Star of Dubai is a diamond ring of 44.86 carats, D-color, internally flawless. It was sold for $2,621,000 in May 2001 in Geneva.

Major Bowes weighs 44.50 carats, it's a Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. Its owner, Major Bowes, left it to Cardinal Spellman of New York who later sold it to a jeweler. It was stolen in 1958 and thereafter no trace exists.

President Vargas weighs 44.17 carats (it was a 726.60 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color and Emerald shape diamond. Originally a 726.60 ct rough diamond found in the San Antonio River, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1938. Named in honor of then Brazilian President Getulio Dornelles Vargas. Purchased by Harry Winston in 1939. In all, twenty-nine gems were fashioned from the President Vargas, nineteen sizeable and ten smaller ones weighing a total of 411.06 carats. They comprised sixteen emerald cuts, one pear shape, one marquise and, among the lesser gems, ten triangles and one baguette. In 1958 Harry Winston repurchased and recut it to a flawless 44.17 carats stone, selling it again in 1961.

Indore Pears n°2 weighs 44.14 carats, it's a White E color and Pear shape diamond. Robert Mouawad is the current owner of this exceptional diamond pear: white E-color and VVS2-clarity. There is another diamond pear which constitutes the collection entitled "Indore Pears" and which is a little smaller (44.14 carats), he is also held by Robert Mouawad. These 2 diamonds (46.39 and 44.14 carats) are estimated at $4 millions.

Nassak weighs 43.48 carats, it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. Sold by the Duke of Westminster in 1926, and later purchased by Harry Winston, who had it repolished into a D-flawless 43.38 carats emerald cut. Acquired by the King of Saudi Arabia in 1977. Sometimes called the Eye of Shiva Diamond.

Washington II weighs 42.98 carats (it was a 342.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Blanc D color and Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa. This diamond is one of two (the other is 89.23 carats) that Harry Winston had fashioned in 1976 Named for American President George Washington. Last sold in 1977. Current whereabouts unknown.

Mouawad Blue (Tereschenko) weighs 42.92 carats, it's a Fancy Blue color and Pear shape diamond. Probably of Indian origin. First owned by the Tereschenko family of Russia, it was sold in 1916, prior to the Russian Revolution. Last sold by Christie's (Geneva) in 1984 to a Saudi Arabian dealer. The final bid, $4.6 million, was at the time the highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction. It was bought by Robert Mouawad who holds it always today. This diamond is also known under the name: Tereschenko.

Emperor Maximilian weighs 41.94 carats, it's a Slightly Tinted White I color and Cushion shape diamond. Discovered and reportedly fashioned in Brazil. It was purchased in 1860 by Austrian Archduke Maximilian, (Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, 1832-1867), later Emperor of Mexico. Its clarity is VS1, I-color with very strong blue fluorescence. The Emperor Maximilian Diamond was displayed in Chicago in 1934 and last sold in 1983, together with the Idol's Eye and a 70.54 carats fancy yellow diamond called the Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, in one of the biggest single transactions in the history of diamond sales. Current whereabouts unknown.

Polar Star weighs 41.29 carats, it's a Cushion shape diamond. It was discovered in India. Purchased in the 1820s by the Russian Princess Tatiana Youssoupoff. It was sold in 1980 to a Sri Lankan gem dealer. Also called the Youssoupoff Diamond.

Winston Heart weighs 40.97 carats (it was a 206.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Heart shape diamond. It was re-fashioned in 1980 from a 59.25 carats emerald cut. Last sold in Europe in 1980.

Dresden Green weighs 40.70 carats (it was a 119.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Green color diamond. It was discovered in India in 1743. The legendary Dresden Green will travel to the Smithsonian Institution from its home in the Green Vaults of the Albertinum Museum in Dresden, Germany. Its long and dramatic history dates back over three centuries to the early 1700s, when it was purchased by Friedrich Augustus I of Saxony. The Gemmological Institute of America examined the stone in 1988. The clarity grade determined by GIA was VS1 and the gem has the potential of being internally flawless. The gem measures 29.75 × 19.88 × 10.29mm. Unbelievably, the GIA graded the symmetry good and the polish very good. Also, the Dresden Green has a natural green body color. This is extremely rare. The Dresden Green remained at the Smithsonian until January of 2001, when it returned the Albertinium Museum in Dresden, where it remains to this day.

Lesotho III weighs 40.42 carats (it was a 601.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Brown color and Marquise shape diamond. It was found at Letseng-la-Terai by Ernestine Ramaboa in 1967. The rough was fashioned in 1968 into 18 polished diamonds totalling 242.50 ct. The largest was a 71.73 ct emerald cut. Lesotho III owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the woman of famous Aristotle Onassis. This diamond is mounted today on a ring and its value is estimated at $600,000.

Carlotta weighs 40.30 carats, it's a Fancy Light Pink color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in Lesotho and cut by Lazare Kaplan. Named for his wife, Charlotte.

Excelsior IV weighs 40.23 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Marquise shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Banjarmasin weighs 40.00 carats (it was a 70.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Squarish shape diamond. Reported to belong to the Sultan of Banjarmasin (a kingdom on the island of Borneo) in 1836, it was taken to the Netherlands when the sultanate became a Dutch colony in 1859. It was cut into a 40 carats squarish brilliant and offered for sale after being refused by the Museum of Natural History in Leiden. There were no buyers and the stone was given to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Graff Imperial Blue Diamond weighs 39.81 carats (it was a 101.50 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Light Blue color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in Guinea. Its clarity is reportedly flawless. Current whereabouts unknown.

Liberator I weighs 39.80 carats (it was a 155.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Emerald shape diamond. It was found in 1942 in Gran Sabana, Venezuela. Named in honor of nineteenth century political leader Simon Bolivar. Harry Winston purchased the rough in 1943 and fashioned it into three emerald cuts weighing 39.80 ct, 18.12 ct, and 8.93 ct, and a 1.44 ct marquise. The largest emerald cut, Liberator I, is privately owned. The whereabouts of the others are unknown.

Cartier Kenmore weighs 38.31 carats, it's a Fancy Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. It was purchased in India in 1971 by Rosemarie Kenmore, wife of the then chairman of the Board of Cartier's USA. Thought to have been fashioned some 300 years ago, it still retains the original skin of the rough around its girdle. Current whereabouts unknown.

Iranian Diamonds Collection: n°23 weighs 38.18 carats, it's a Colorless color and Multi Faceted Trapezoid shape diamond. These African diamonds were acquired by Nasseridin Shah on his third trip to Europe in 1889, and are collectively known as the Iranian Yellows. The largest diamond in this collection, which is a 152.16 carats stone, is not pictured here and smallest is a 38.18 carats. They are on display in the Iranian Treasury.

Pohl weighs 38.10 carats (it was a 287.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found by J.D. Pohl at Elandsfontein near Pretoria, South Africa, in 1934. It was fashioned for Harry Winston by Lazare Kaplan. The rough, said to be of fine color but heavily included, yielded 15 polished diamonds, the largest of which, a 38.10 carats D color, potentially flawless emerald cut, was sold in 1943 to Bernice Chrysler Garbish, daughter of the founder of Chrysler Motor Corporation. It was last sold in 1979. Current whereabouts unknown.

Dresden Yellow weighs 38.00 carats, it's a Yellow color and Round shape diamond. This diamond is on display in the Green Vaults at the Dresden Palace in Germany.

Janice H. Levin Collection: marquise weighs 37.25 carats, it's a White D color and Marquise shape diamond. This stone came up for auction at Sothebys in April of 2002, as part of the estate auction of Janice H. Levin. The diamond is D color, VVS1 clarity. Estimate: $1,100,000 to $1,500,000.

Crown of Charlemagne weighs 37.05 carats, it's a Light Blue color and Round shape diamond. Reportedly flawless, light blue round brilliant diamond. Harry Winston had it repolished to 37.05 carats in 1961. Last sold in 1967 in Europe.

Unnamed diamond 2 weighs 37.00 carats, it's a Fancy Light Yellow color and Cushion shape diamond. This large Fancy Light Yellow diamond appear at Sothebys.com in April, 2002. This diamond is Fancy Light Yellow, Natural Color, VS1 clarity. Estimate: $175,000 to $225,000.

Khedive weighs 36.61 carats, it's a Light Yellow color and Emerald shape diamond. Said to have been presented to France's Empress Eugenie in 1869 by Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal. French archives show no record of such a gift. Its clarity is flawless. Known to have been owned at one time by Miami jeweler Jack M. Werst, and exhibited at the Museum of Natural History in New York in 1976. It was last sold to a private buyer in 1986.

Pasha of Egypt weighs 36.22 carats, it's a White D color and 16 Sided Brilliant Cut shape diamond. Originally a 40 carat high-quality, old mine cut Indian diamond purchased by Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) of Egypt in 1848. Subsequent owners had it recut twice, first to 38.19 ct, then, in 1980, to a 36.22 ct D-color, internally flawless, 16-sided brilliant cut. Thought to be privately owned in Italy.

Swan weighs 36.00 carats, it's a Pale Yellow color and Hexagonal shape diamond. Presently belonging to a Canadian collection, this unique, hexagonally cut, delicate pale yellow diamond, is said to have been property of Queen Isabelle of Spain.

Wittelsbach weighs 35.56 carats, it's a Blue color and Oval shape diamond. Discovered in India. The Wittelsbach weighs 35.56 metric carats and measures 24.40 mm in diameter and 8.29 mm in depth. It is pure apart from a few surface scratches that were probably caused during removal from its setting. The diamond has been cut with 82 facets arranged in an unusual pattern, the star facets on the crown are vertically split and the pavilion has sixteen needle-like facets, arranged in pairs, pointing outward from the culet facet. King Philip IV of Spain gave to his 15-year-old daughter Margareta Teresa when she married Emperor Leopold I of Austria in 1664. In 1720, it was bequeathed to Archduchess Maria Amalia, who married Crown Prince Charles Albert of Bavaria. Wittelsbach was his family name. When the country became a republic in 1931, the Wittelsbach and other items from the Bavarian Crown Jewels were sold at auction. It disappeared briefly, re-surfaced in Belgium in 1962, and was sold to a private collector in 1964. The diamond is presently said to reside in Bavaria, Germany.

Sultan of Morocco weighs 35.27 carats, it's a Grayish Blue color and Cushion shape diamond. This 35.27 ct square cushion-shape diamond, reportedly bluish gray, said to have been owned by the Youssoupoff family since 1840. Purchased by Cartier's of New York from Prince Felix Youssoupoff in 1922, it was last sold privately in America in 1972.

Excelsior V weighs 34.91 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in the Jagersfontein Mine, Orange Free State, in South Africa, on June 30, 1893. Cleaved in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct. Three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct, and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct.

Princie weighs 34.64 carats, it's a Pink color and Rectangular shape diamond. It is said to have been property of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Star of Denmark (Kapiolani) weighs 34.29 carats (it was a 105.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Yellow color diamond. It was discovered in the Kimberley Mine, South Africa, in 1885. Once owned by Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii, and sometimes called the Kapiolani Diamond. Now privately owned.

Little Sancy weighs 34.00 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. Discovered in India of the 16th century. This diamond once owned by Nicolas Harlay, Seigneur de Sancy, a seventeenth century French nobleman. After his death in 1627, it was sold to Prince Frederick Henry (1584-1647) of Orange and inherited by his grandson, Frederick I of Prussia. The Little Sancy is now mounted as a pendant and kept in the Royal Prussian House in Bremen, Germany. Also called the Beau Sancy.

Amsterdam weighs 33.74 carats (it was a 55.85 carats rough diamond), it's a Black color and Pear shape diamond. Discovered in Africa. It has 145 facets and was cut from a 55.85-carat rough. The stone was first shown in February, 1973, at D. Drukker & Zn., Amsterdam. It was auctioned off at christies.com in November, 2001, for $352,000.

Krupp weighs 33.19 carats, it's a Emerald shape diamond. This 33.19 carats VS1 emerald-cut diamond once owned by Vera Krupp, former wife of the German armaments manufacturer. Purchased in 1968 by actor Richard Burton for his wife, screen actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Aga Khan III weighs 33.13 carats, it's a White E color and Pear shape diamond. Named for Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III (1877-1957), 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Sold from the Aga Khan's collection in 1988. Its clarity is flawless.

Maximillian weighs 33.00 carats (it was a 50.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Yellow Green color and Cushion shape diamond. It was discovered in Brazil in 1850. The rough diamond was bought by Maximilian future Emperor of Mexico and was polished in a diamond of 33,00 carats for his wife, the Princess Carlotta of Belgium. It disappeared after he was executed in Mexico in 1867. Confiscated by the US government in 1901, after an attempt to smuggle it across the border, it was sold at auction. In 1946, the diamond was acquired by Morris Nelkin, a New York jeweler. Current whereabouts unknown.

Unnamed diamond 5 weighs 31.93 carats, it's a Yellow color and Pear shape diamond. Gold and silver bow brooch with a suspended 31.93 carats yellow, pear-shaped diamond among numerous smaller brilliants. Portuguese, 18th century. Loaned by the National Palace of the Ajuda Museum, Lisbon.

Cornflower Blue Diamond weighs 31.92 carats (it was a 158.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Blue color and Pear shape diamond. It was fashioned from a 158 carats rough purchased by Harry Winston in 1958. Current whereabouts unknown.

Woyie River weighs 31.35 carats (it was a 770.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Colorless color diamond. It was discovered in Sierra Leone in 1945.

McLean weighs 31.26 carats, it's a White D color and Cushion shape diamond. Named for socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886-1947), who also owned the Hope, the Star of the East, and the Star of the South. It was sold to the Duchess of Windsor in 1950. In 1987, after her death, her jewelry was auctioned at Sotheby's in Geneva, and the McLean was sold to a Japanese buyer.

Arcot n°1 weighs 31.01 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. Two of five diamonds given by the Nawab Azim-ub-duala of Arcot, India, to Queen Charlotte of England (consort of King George III) in 1777. In 1837 they were bought by the Duke of Westminster and set in a tiara. The tiara was purchased by Harry Winston in 1959, and the larger of the two Arcots was recut to 31.01 carats (reportedly flawless), the smaller to 18.85 carats. They were sold separately in 1959 and 1960.

Blue Heart weighs 30.82 carats, it's a Fancy Deep Blue color and Heart shape diamond. Origin: Africa or India. Some reports refer to this unusual diamond as the "Eugenie Blue" although it is now recognized that there is no evidence of its having been owned by the Empress. In 1910 Cartier purchased the diamond and sold it to an Argentinian woman. In 1959 Harry Winston acquired the gem, selling it five years later, mounted in a ring. Finally Mrs. Post donated to the Blue Heart to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. where it remains to this day.

Blue Lili weighs 30.06 carats, it's a Blue color and Tapered Cushion shape diamond. Fashioned by William Goldberg of the William Goldberg Company in New York, US, and named for his wife. Current whereabouts unknown.

Benedito Valadares I weighs 30.00 carats (it was a 108.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Emerald shape diamond. It was found in 1940 in the Corrego River, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Current whereabouts unknown.

Golconda Diamond weighs 30.00 carats, it's a White color and Emerald shape diamond. It was discovered in India. Reportedly of high quality, which was displayed for many years in the Collection of Registered Historic Gems of Trabert & Hoefer. Purchased in 1960 by American tobacco millionaire R.J. Reynolds.

Pink Sun Rise weighs 29.78 carats, it's a Fancy Pink color and Like Centenary shape diamond. The diamond is a rare, flawless pink and was cut by Tolkowsky and his team of master craftsmen. Its shape is a design similar to the Centenary's.

Flame of Gold weighs 29.00 carats, it's a Fancy Yellow color and Pear shape diamond. Set in a necklace that won the 1957 Diamonds-International Awards competition. Bought for American screen actress Greer Garson by her husband, Buddy Fogelson, in 1963.

Excelsior VI weighs 28.61 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Marquise shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

River Styx weighs 28.50 carats, it's a Black color diamond. This black diamond, coming from the South African Bultfontein Mine was cleaved and cut in New York.

Agra weighs 28.15 carats, it's a Fancy Pink color and Cushion shape diamond. Origin: India. It belonged to the first Mogul Emperor, Babur (1483-1530). Named for the city of Agra, it was purchased by the Duke of Brunswick in 1844. Originally 46 carat, it was recut to 32.24 carat. The Agra was graded by the Gemological Institute of America as a naturally colored Fancy Light Pink, VS2 clarity diamond. It measured 21.10 by 19.94 by 11.59 mm and weighed 32.34 carats. It was expected to fetch £1,500,000 but after fierce bidding it sold for £4,070,000 (about $6.9 million).

Heart of Eternity weighs 27.64 carats, it's a Fancy Intense Blue color and Heart shape diamond. The diamond is the piece of the company's Limited Edition Millennium Diamonds collection which further consists of 11 highly unusual blue diamonds cut into a variety of shapes. It is graded VS2 un clarity.

Unnamed diamond 3 weighs 27.25 carats, it's a Fancy Dark Yellow Brown color and Pear shape diamond. It came up for auction, along with the ring it is set in, at Sothebys.com, in April of 2002. The diamond is Fancy to Fancy Dark Yellow-Brown, Natural Color. Estimate: $70,000 to $90,000.

King George IV weighs 26.77 carats, it's a Colorless color and Round shape diamond. Set in a coronation crown for King George IV in 1821 by Crown Jewelers Rundell Bridge & Co. of London. In 1831, it was reset with the Arcot Diamonds in a crown for Queen Adelaide for the coronation of her husband, King William IV. Purchased by the Duke of Westminster in 1837. One of the Duke's descendants had it reset, with the Arcots, in a tiara. This was acquired by Harry Winston in 1959. The King George Diamond was repolished to a modern 26.77 carats round brilliant and sold separately. It was last sold at auction in New York in 1970.

Excelsior VII weighs 26.30 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Marquise shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Star of Este weighs 26.16 carats, it's a Light Yellow color diamond. Discovered in India. It was owned by the Este Family, rulers of the province of Modena, Italy, between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Current whereabouts unknown.

Petit Coeur d'Afrique weighs 25.22 carats (it was a 278.00 carats rough diamond), it's a White F color and Heart shape diamond. It was found in Guinea in 1982. The rough was fashioned in New York by Laurence Graff of London in 3 stones: the smaller stones were a 14.25 carats marquise and a 70.03 carats heart shape, Le Grand Coeur. Its clarity is internally flawless. Later set in a necklace.

Transvaal Blue weighs 25.00 carats, it's a Blue color and Pear shape diamond. It was found in South Africa, in the Premier Diamond Mine in Transvaal. It was once owned by Baumgold Bros., but it's now owned by an unknown foreign buyer.

Mouawad Lilac weighs 24.44 carats, it's a Fancy Purplish-pink color and Emerald shape diamond. This diamond is owned by Robert Mouawad. It's current estimated value is over $20,000,000.

Hat jewel weighs 24.40 carats, it's a White color and Rose shape diamond. Hat-jewel, mounted in silver and gold, with 118 rose-cut diamonds, the largest weighing 24.4 carats. Friedrich August III, King of Poland and Duke of Saxony, wore this splendid ornament on gala occasions as part of an "all-white" diamond suite that included a shoulder knot, buttons for waistcoat and coat, buckles for belt and shoes, sword, and insignia of the Order of the Polish Eagle. Loaned by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Grunes Gewolbe.

Excelsior VIII weighs 24.31 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Moon of Baroda weighs 24.04 carats, it's a Yellow Canary color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in India. This diamond weighed 25.95 carats before being recut with its current weight. Worn by screen actress Marilyn Monroe in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, it was auctioned by Christie's, New York, in 1991. It was bought in 1943 by Meyer Rosenbaum, of Detroit, the USA.

Pink Pear weighs 24.00 carats, it's a Pink color and Pear shape diamond. It was bought by Louis XIV and exhibited at the Louvre Museum, as indicated in the inventory of the French Crown jewels.

Star Necklace weighs 24.00 carats diamond. The Star Necklace and Star Crown were the favorite jewels of the queen Maria Pia of Portugal. This jewels was created in 1878, it is composed of the 198 diamonds, largest weighs 24 carats.

Williamson Pink weighs 23.60 carats (it was a 54.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Light Pink color and Round shape diamond. It was found at the Williamson Diamond Mine in Tanzania in 1947. Presented to England's Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) as a wedding gift, it was fashioned into a flawless 23.60 carats round brilliant in 1948. One of the largest polished diamonds of this color, it is mounted in the center of a brooch representing an alpine rose, surrounded by five colorless diamonds as petals.

Cuban Capitol weighs 23.04 carats, it's a Yellow color and Round shape diamond. Set in the floor of the Cuban Capitol Building in Havana, the point from which all highway distances in the country are measured. It was bought by subscription of the capitol building employees. Stolen in 1946, but recovered.

Pink Orchid weighs 22.84 carats, it's a Fancy Purplish-pink color and Marquise shape diamond. Graff Diamonds of London owns the stone. This diamond is most likely a naturally colored one, as well.

Winston Pink weighs 22.84 carats, it's a Pink color and Marquise shape diamond. Reportedly flawless, this diamond was sold first by Harry Winston in 1975. Last sold in 1987.

Janice H. Levin Collection: pear n°1 weighs 22.11 carats, it's a White D color and Pear shape diamond. This stone came up for auction at Sothebys in April of 2002, as part of the estate auction of Janice H. Levin. The diamond is D color, VS1 clarity. Estimate: $800,000 to $1,000,000.

Janice H. Levin Collection: pear n°2 weighs 22.04 carats, it's a Blanc D color and Pear shape diamond. This stone came up for auction at Sothebys in April of 2002, as part of the estate auction of Janice H. Levin. The diamond is D color, VS1 clarity. Estimate: $800,000 to $1,000,000.

Harlequin weighs 22.00 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. It belonged to the Wittenberg Crown Treasure and, mounted on a big collier composed of 97 diamonds, it is still exhibited at the Wurttemberg Museum in Stuttgart.

Star Crown weighs 21.60 carats diamond. The central diamond on the photograph is diamond weighing 21.60 carats. The crown is composed of 502 brilliants and 60 rose shape.

Graff Asscher cut weighs 21.46 carats, it's a White D color and Emerald shape diamond. The stone is Asscher cut, which is a modern emerald cut that leans towards square rather than rectangular. It weighs 21.46 carats, is a D in color grade (completely colorless) and FL in clarity (flawless).

Hortentia weighs 21.32 carats, it's a Pale Pink color diamond. This diamond was purchased by Louis XIV of France. Stolen from the French Royal Treasury in 1792, but recovered. Later worn by Napoleon I, by Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of the Empress Josephine and Queen of Holland, and by Empress Eugenie. Stolen in 1830, and again recovered. It is now on display in the Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre in Paris, together with the Regent, the Sancy, and other items which were excluded from the 1887 sale of French Crown Jewels because of their historic interest. You could describe it as peach-coloured, but definitely on the pink side of peach. It has good clarity but there's quite a large scratch/crack on the pavilion, writes Michael Hing, a jeweler from Great Britain.

Mouawad Pink weighs 21.06 carats, it's a Fancy Pink color and Radiant shape diamond. This diamond is owned by Robert Mouawad. It has an estimated value of over $12,000,000. Its exact color grade is unpublished, but it has a clarity of VS1.

Walska Heart weighs 21.00 carats, it's a Heart shape diamond. It was belonged to opera star Ganna Walska. Sold at auction in 1971. Current whereabouts unknown.

Peacock weighs 20.65 carats, it's a Fancy Intense Yellow color and Radiant shape diamond. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has graded the Peacock Diamond as Fancy Intense Yellow, a designation limited to a very small percentage of the yellow diamonds. The natural, internally flawless stone is radiant cut, which is similar to princess cut, but rectangular with cut corners, and slightly more sparkle. The stone measures 15.62 x 14.49 x 9.37 mm, and weighs 20.65 carats.

Benedito Valadares II weighs 20.00 carats (it was a 108.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Emerald shape diamond. It was found in 1940 in the Corrego River, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Current whereabouts unknown.

Marie Antoinette Diamond Earrings weighs 19.00 carats, it's a Colorless color and Pear shape diamond. Earrings said to have been given to Marie Antoinette by Louis XVI (1754-1793) of France. The center stones are two pear-shape diamonds, reportedly colorless and weighing approximately 19 carats and 13 carats. Now on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., US.

Arcot n°2 weighs 18.85 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. Two of five diamonds given by the Nawab Azim-ub-duala of Arcot, India, to Queen Charlotte of England (consort of King George III) in 1777. In 1837 they were bought by the Duke of Westminster and set in a tiara. The tiara was purchased by Harry Winston in 1959, and the larger of the two Arcots was recut to 31.01 carats (reportedly flawless), the smaller to 18.85 carats. They were sold separately in 1959 and 1960.

Cullinan V weighs 18.80 carats, it's a White color and Triangular Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond is mounted in a brooch for Queen Mary. Photos of the 7 other fragments of 3,106 carats rough diamond.

Excelsior IX weighs 16.78 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Lesotho IV weighs 16.35 carats (it was a 601.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Brown color and Pear shape diamond. It was found at Letseng-la-Terai by Ernestine Ramaboa in 1967. The rough was fashioned in 1968 into 18 polished diamonds totalling 242.50 ct. The largest was a 71.73 ct emerald cut. All are now privately owned.

Vanderbilt weighs 16.25 carats, it's a Pear shape diamond. This diamond was bought in 1922 by Reginald Vanderbilt for Gloria Morgan of Tiffany's. It is presently the property of a Florida business man, mounted in a splendid diamond collier of brilliant and emerald-cut diamonds.

Kirti Nur weighs 15.00 carats, it's a Pink color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in Golconda, in India. Set in a diamond necklace and held among the vast collection of jewels of a prominent Indian family, its existence was virtually unknown outside India, until it was acquired by a Western diamond dealer in the early 1990s.

Excelsior X weighs 13.86 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Brunswick Blue weighs 13.75 carats, it's a Blue color and Pear shape diamond. Named for the Duke of Brunswick (Charles II, ca. 1810-1873), who owned it. Once, but no longer, thought to have been cut from the French Blue Diamond. Reportedly sold with the Duke's effects in 1874. Current whereabouts unknown.

Paul I weighs 13.35 carats, it's a Pink color and Cushion shape diamond. Named for Paul I (1754-1801), son of Catherine the Great of Russia. Mounted on silver foil and set in a diadem, it is now on display in the Russian Diamond Fund in Moscow.

Uncle Sam weighs 12.42 carats (it was a 40.23 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found in "Diamond Crater" in Arkansas, USA. This diamond is the largest rough diamond discovered in the USA. Its price is evaluated to $600,000. It belongs to Peiken of Fifth Avenue, in New York.

Blue Magic weighs 12.02 carats, it's a Fancy Vivid Blue color and Pear shape diamond. The pear-shaped diamond of 12.02 carats offered here is part of a very elite group of remarkable blue diamonds offered at auction and has been awarded the highest color grade of VIVID by the GIA. the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is fancy vivid blue, natural color, VVS2 clarity. The gem measures 21.42 × 11.61 × 7.76 mm.

Shepard weighs 12.00 carats, it's a Fancy Yellow color and Round shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Museum by exchange for a collection of small diamonds that had been seized as smuggled goods by the United States Customs Service and is named for the Smithsonian employee who helped facilitate the transaction.

Graff Cushion Cut weighs 11.89 carats, it's a White D color and Cushion shape diamond. This 11.89 carats D-color, Internally Flawless cushion shaped diamond has been featured a number of times in the Graff's advertisements in the New York Times newspaper.

Cullinan VI weighs 11.50 carats, it's a White color and Marquise shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond was mounted in a Elizabeth II necklace. Photos of the 7 other fragments of 3,106 carats rough diamond.

Eureka weighs 10.73 carats (it was a 21.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Brownish Yellow color and Round shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa, on the south bank of the Orange River near Hopetown in 1866. It was sold for £1500 to Sir Phillip Wodehouse. The diamond was shown at the Paris Exposition in 1867 and later cut to its present form.

Penthièvre weighs 10.00 carats, it's a Yellow color and Oval shape diamond. This diamond probably belonged to Louis de Bourbon, duke of Penthièvre (1725-1793), the count de Toulouse's son. The duke of Penthièvre's daughter indeed married Philippe-Equality, father of king Louis-Philippe 1st, and diamond had certainly to belong to its dowry, and thus it passed to the family of Orleans. This diamond, the Grand Condé and other jewels were stolen in 1926 by Alsatian then were found same year. Penthièvre is mounted on an oval flat stringcourse and is visible at the Museum Condé, in the Chateau de Chantilly, in France.

Excelsior XI weighs 9.82 carats (it was a 995.20 carats rough diamond), it's a White G color and Pear shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in the Jagersfontein mine, Orange Free State in 1893. Cleaved by the I. J. Asscher Company in Amsterdam in 1903 and fashioned into eight pear shapes weighing 69.68 ct, 47.03 ct, 46.90 ct, 34.91 ct, 24.31 ct, 16.78 ct, 13.86 ct, and 9.82 ct; three marquise cuts weighing 40.23 ct, 28.61 ct, and 26.30 ct; and ten round brilliants with a combined weight of 20.33 ct. The Excelsior gems were sold separately, three of them being bought by Tiffany & Co., in their old store in Union Square in New York City.

Grand Condé weighs 9.01 carats, it's a Fancy Light Pink color and Pear shape diamond. It was purchased by Louis XIII of France (1601-1643). Given in 1643 to Le Grand Condé, Louis de Bourbon (1621-1686), Prince de Condé and Commander of the French Army during the Thirty Years War. In 1886, the diamond was bequeathed to the French Government by one of the prince's descendents. It is on permanent exhibit at the Musée de Condé at Chantilly. It was stolen in 1926, but recovered a few days later. Also called simply the Conde.

Cullinan VII weighs 8.80 carats, it's a White color and Marquise shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond was mounted in a pendant on a small all-diamond brooch. Photos of the 7 other fragments of 3,106 carats rough diamond.

Empress Eugenie's Brooch weighs 8.51 carats diamond. This brooch belonged to the woman of Napoleon III, the Empress Eugenie and was sold at the time of a sale in 1887. This brooch was presented at Metropolitan Opera star, Lucrezia Bori. The central diamond weighs 8.51 carats.

Star of Arkansas weighs 8.27 carats (it was a 15.33 carats rough diamond), it's a White color and Marquise shape diamond. This diamond can appear small to compare other large diamonds, but it is one of the largest rough diamond found in "Diamond Crater" in Arkansas, USA. It was bought at Christie's in New York in 1994 per $145,000

Benedito Valadares III weighs 8.00 carats (it was a 108.25 carats rough diamond), it's a Emerald shape diamond. It was found in 1940 in the Corrego River, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Current whereabouts unknown.

Amarillo Starlight weighs 7.54 carats (it was a 16.37 carats rough diamond), it's a Yellow color and Marquise shape diamond. It was found in "Diamond Crater" in Arkansas, USA in 1975. The largest diamond found since the crater became a state park was the 16.37 carats Amarillo Starlight. Its price is estimated between $150,000 and $175,000

Unnamed diamond 6 weighs 7.15 carats, it's a Fancy Vivid Blue color and Pear shape diamond. This Fancy Vivid Blue diamond ring of 7.15 carats was sold for $2,612,233, in April 2002 in Hong Kong.

Cullinan VIII weighs 6.80 carats, it's a White color and Cushion shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond was mounted in a brooch with the Cullinan VII. Photos of the 7 other fragments of 3,106 carats rough diamond.

Brunswick Blue II weighs 6.50 carats, it's a Blue color and Pear shape diamond. Named for the Duke of Brunswick (Charles II, ca. 1810-1873), who owned it. Once, but no longer, thought to have been cut from the French Blue Diamond. Reportedly sold with the Duke's effects in 1874. Current whereabouts unknown.

Graff Blue weighs 6.19 carats, it's a Blue color diamond. Not to be confused with the Graff Imperial Blue.

Marie Antoinette Blue Diamond weighs 5.46 carats, it's a Grayish Blue color and Heart shape diamond. Set in a ring said to have belonged to Marie Antoinette. Last offered for sale in 1983, but not sold. Privately owned.

Moussaieff Red weighs 5.11 carats (it was a 13.90 carats rough diamond), it's a Fancy Red color and Triangular Brilliant shape diamond. Probably discovered in Brazil. The GIA states: It is the largest Fancy Red, natural color diamond that we have graded as of the date the report was issued. The stone is a triangular brilliant, sometimes refered to as a trillion or a trilliant cut. It was cut sometime in the mid-1990s, so its history is still relatively uneventful.

Red Diamond weighs 5.05 carats (it was a 35.00 carats rough diamond), it's a Red color and Emerald shape diamond. It was found in 1927 at Lichtenburg in South Africa. Reportedly flawless, red emerald-cut diamond, fashioned in Amsterdam from a 35 carats rough. Last sold in 1970.

De Young Red weighs 5.03 carats, it's a Red color and Round shape diamond. It was discovered in South Africa in 1927. It is the third largest red diamond in the world. The De Young Red is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.

Cullinan IX weighs 4.34 carats, it's a White color and Pear shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine in 1905. This diamond is mounted in a ring with a prong setting that was made for Queen Mary. It too is sometimes worn by Queen Elizabeth.

Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace weighs 2.60 carats, it's a Fancy Blue color and Oval shape diamond. Discovered in South Africa in the First Mine. It is mounted on a necklace. It belongs to company S.H. Silver Company, Estate and Fine Jewelry, Menlo Park, California.

Hancock Red Diamond weighs 0.95 carats, it's a Purplish Red color diamond. Brazilian origin. Set a world auction price record of $880,000 ($926,000 per carat) when it was sold at Christie's New York in April, 1987. The seller is reported to have been the owner of an American oil exploration company. The buyer a Swiss diamond dealer.