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The Dresden Green stands out among the natural colored diamonds. It is
the largest green diamond in the world weighing 40.70 carats. This diamond
is historic, large and has a natural green color with a slight blue
overtone. These facts make it virtually
priceless.
The Conde Pink is a pear shaped and weighs 9.01-carats. This pink diamond was once owned by Louis XIII.
The Tiffany Yellow diamond a beautiful canary-yellow octahedron weighing 287.42 in the rough (metric) carats discovered in either 1877 or 1878 in South Africa. The gem after cutting boasts the extraordinary weight of 128.54 carats. And until recently, was the largest golden-yellow in the world.
The Koh-I-Noor ( Mountain of Light ) is now
among the British Crown Jewels. This diamond weighs 105.60 carats. First
mentioned in 1304, it is believed to have been once set in Shah Jehans
famous peacock throne as one of the peacocks eyes.
The Transvaal Blue is pear cut. This blue diamond weighs 25 carats. It was found in the Premier Diamond Mine in Transvaal, South Africa.
The Great Chrysanthemum was discovered in the summer of 1963, in a
South African diamond field. This 198.28-carat fancy brown diamond
appeared to be a light honey color in its rough state. However,
after cutting, it proved to be a rich golden brown, with overtones of
sienna and burnt orange.
The Taylor-Burton Diamond is a pear-shaped 69.42 carat diamond. Cartier of New York
purchased this diamond at an auction in 1969 and christened it "Cartier." The next
day Richard Burton bought the diamond for Elizabeth Taylor. He renamed it the
"Taylor-Burton. In 1978, Elizabeth Taylor put the diamond up for sale.
Prospective buyers had to pay $2,500 each to view the diamond to cover the costs
of showing it. Finally, in June of 1979, the diamond was sold for nearly $3 million dollars.
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