The scintillating European style diamond cut does not originate in Europe, however it all began with a group of European diamond cutters in Boston around the turn of the 1900’s lead by by Henry Morse, an artist and diamantaire who battled his employees for beauty over preservation of carat weight in the 1860s. It was […]
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Golconda is an area in the Telangana region of India known for its mines (now closed) that have produced some of the world’s most rare and famous diamonds, including the Koh-i-Noor, the Hope Diamond and the Nassak Diamond. Golconda was the only place in the world for some 2000 years where diamonds were found. Diamonds
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THE BLUE DIAMOND: A Cobalt Blue pear shaped diamond will be featured at auction next month in Geneva. The 13.22 carat diamond known as The Blue is described by Christie’s as “the largest fancy vivid blue diamond in the world”. Expected to fetch up to $25 million dollars and will be the center piece of
THE SANCY, THE BLOOD DIAMOND: It’s hard to imagine that a Diamond with the fabled history of the Sancy Diamond could be over shadowed. However, set in a simple mounting of white gold at a paltry 55.23 carats the Sancy when displayed along side the peach/pink colored Hortensia or the stately Regent at the Louvre’s
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