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The Golconda region was a major trading centre and the source of the world's most-famous diamonds. [14] Until the end of the 19th century, it was the primary source of the finest and largest diamonds in the world, making the name "Golconda diamond" synonymous with high-quality diamonds.
24.78-carat (4.956 g) A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond and, until the sale of the Sweet Josephine diamond in November 2015, it was the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction. Previously owned by Harry Winston and an unnamed private collector, and bought by Laurence Graff (November 2010). [31] —
During this time, Gabi Tolkowsky was again selected by the De Beers group in order to design and cut the Golden Jubilee Diamond. The Golden Jubilee is the largest faceted diamond in the world, weighing 545.67 carats (109.134 g), more than the Cullinan Diamond. The diamond was a 755.50-carat (151.100 g) rough stone.
Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond is a 2017 book on the Koh-i-Noor diamond written by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. [1] The gem is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g), and part of the British Crown Jewels. Koh-i-Noor is Persian for "Mountain of Light"; it has been known ...
The 94.4-carat pear-shaped Cullinan III and the 63.6-carat square-cut Cullinan IV were originally set into Queen Mary's coronation crown (which also held the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond).
The Jacob Diamond, also known as the Imperial or Victoria Diamond, is a colourless diamond from India (or from the Golconda mines) [1] ranked as the fifth-biggest polished diamond in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The last nizam of the Hyderabad State , Mir Osman Ali Khan , found the diamond in the toe of the shoe of his father ( Mahboob Ali Khan ) at ...
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The Golden Jubilee Diamond, a 545.67 carat (109.13 g) brown diamond, is the largest cut and faceted diamond in the world. It outweighs the Cullinan I by 15.37 carats (3.07 g). The Golden Jubilee Diamond was discovered in 1985 at the Premier Mine , which is also the origin of the Cullinan diamond (1905) and other notables such as the Taylor ...