List of diamonds

List of diamonds

A number of large or extraordinary diamonds have gained fame, both as exquisite examples of the beautiful nature of diamonds, and because of the famous people who wore, bought, and sold them. A partial list of famous diamonds in history follows.

Koh-i-Noor (glass replica)
Name Uncut weight (carat) Cut weight (carat) Description
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Akbar Shah 116 71.7 an Indian diamond with a roughly pear-shaped outline and random faceting, including two Persian inscriptions, the first reading "Shah Akbar, the Grand King, 1028 A.H." (the letters mean Anno Hegirae). The second inscription read "To the Lord of Two Worlds, 1039 A.H. Shah Jehan". The diamond was reportedly part of the original Peacock Throne. Purchased in 1886 in Istanbul by London merchant George Blogg, who re-cut it from 116 carats (23 g) to a pear-shape of 71.70 carats (14.34 g), thus destroying the historic inscriptions. Blogg was the last known owner and the stone's whereabouts are presently unknown.
Allnatt Diamond 101.29 a 101.29-carat (20.26 g) antique cushion-shaped brilliant fancy vivid yellow diamond.
Agra Diamond 28 antique cushion-shaped stellar brilliant, 28 carats (5.6 g).
Amarillo Starlight 16.37 7.54 The largest diamond found by a park visitor in the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas since 1972, when it was established as a state park. It was found by W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas in 1975 and was a 16.37 carats (3.27 g) white diamond, but it has since been cut into a 7.54 carats (1,510 mg) marquise shape.
Amsterdam Diamond 33.74 a 33.74 carat (6.748 g) pear-shaped black diamond which sold for $352,000 in 2001.
Archduke Joseph Diamond 78.54 76.45 antique cushion-shaped brilliant, originally weighing 78.54 carats (15.71 g), purchased by Molina Jewelers of Arizona sometime in the late-1990s and slightly re-cut to 76.45 carats (15.29 g) to improve clarity and symmetry. D color, Internally Flawless.
Ashberg Diamond 102.48 102.48 carats (20.50 g).
Aurora Butterfly of Peace various a display of 240 fancy-colored diamonds.
Aurora Pyramid of Hope various a display of 296 diamonds of natural colors.
Beau Sancy 34 a 34-carat (6.8 g) diamond not to be confused with the Sancy.
Black Orlov 67.5 a 67.50-carat (13.50 g) cushion-cut black diamond, also called the Eye of Brahma Diamond.
Blue Heart Diamond 103 30.82 30.82-carat (6.16 g) heart brilliant. Part of the Smithsonian collection.
Briolette of India Diamond 90.38 90.38 carats (18.08 g) - possibly the oldest diamond on record.
Centenary Diamond 599 273.85 273.85 carats (54.77 g), modified heart-shaped brilliant, the world's largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond.
Chloe Diamond largest round brilliant-cut diamond ever put on auction. Sold on November 14, 2007 at Sotheby's in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the Guess clothing line for $16.2 million, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond on auction. Took 2 years to cut.
Cora Sun-Drop Diamond 110.30 largest known pear-shape yellow diamond, found in South-Africa [1][2]
Cross of Asia 200 142 discovered in 1902 in South Africa as a 280-carat (56 g) crystal. At first diamond was cut to 142 carats (28 g), and next the cut was three times changed to 112 carats (22 g), a cushion-cut of 109.28 carats (the weight Lawrence Copeland's "Diamonds - Famous, Notable and Unique" lists it at) measuring 1⅛ × ⅞ × ⅝ inches, and finally into a radiant-cut gem of 79.12 carats (15.82 g) to eliminate all flaws. It is Fancy Yellow and Internally Flawless.[3]
Cullinan Diamond 3106.75 various the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found at 3106.75 carats (621.35 g). It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g), both of which are now part of the British Crown Jewels.
Cullinan Heritage diamond set the record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond in February 2010 when it was sold for $35.3m (£23m) to a Hong Kong jeweller. Petra Diamonds mined the stone in 2009 at their Cullinan Diamond Mine (formerly the Premier Mine) in South Africa.[4]
Darya-ye Noor Diamond 182 the largest pink diamond in the world, approximately 182 carats (36 g), part of Iranian Crown Jewels. Its exact weight isn't known; 182 carats (36 g) is an estimate.
Deepdene 104.52 widely considered to be the largest artificially irradiated diamond in the world, at 104.52 carats (20.90 g).
De Young Red Diamond 5.03 weighing 5.03 carats (1.01 g), the third-largest known red diamond, was bought in a flea market on a hatpin by Sidney deYoung a prominent Boston estate jewelry merchant. It was donated by him to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.
Dresden Green Diamond 41 41-carat (8.2 g) antique pear-shaped brilliant - its color is the result of natural irradiation
Dresden White Diamond 47 47-carat (9.4 g) antique oval brilliant, near-colorless
Dresden Yellow Diamond 38 38-carat (7.6 g) antique round cut
Earth Star Diamond 111.59 a 111.59-carat (22.32 g) pear-shaped diamond with a strong coffee-like brown color.
Eureka Diamond 21.25 10.73 the first diamond found in South Africa, a yellow-brown 21.25-carat (4.25 g) stone (before cutting) resulting in a finished diamond 10.73 carats (2.15 g)
Empress Eugenie Diamond 52 52-carat (10 g) antique pear-shaped brilliant with an odd, random facet pattern
Excelsior Diamond 970 68 the largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan at 970 carats (190 g), it was later cut into 10 pieces of various sizes (13–68 carats)
Florentine Diamond 137.27 a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g).
Golden Eye Diamond 43.5 a large, radiant-cut canary yellow diamond (43.5 carats).
Golden Jubilee Diamond 755.5 545.67 the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g)
Graff Blue Diamond
Graff Pink 24.78 24.78-carat (4.96 g) A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond and 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).[5]
Great Chrysanthemum Diamond 104.15 104.15 carats (20.83 g)
Great Mogul Diamond ≈780 280 fabled 280-carat (56 g) mogul-cut diamond, now lost, although presumed by historians to have been re-cut as the Orlov.
Gruosi Diamond 115.34 a heart-shaped black diamond, weighing 115.34 carats (23.07 g).
Heart of Eternity Diamond 27.64 perhaps the largest fancy vivid blue, weighing 27.64 carats (5.53 g).
Hope Diamond ≈112 45.52 45.52 carats (9.10 g), is a Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue diamond and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond.
Hortensia Diamond 20 peach color, formerly part of the French Crown Jewels. Displayed in the Louvre.
Idol's Eye 70.21 70.21 carats[6]
Incomparable Diamond 890 407.48 a brownish-yellow diamond of 407.48 carats (81.496 g) cut from an 890 carat (178 g) rough diamond of the same name - it appeared on eBay in 2002. Internally Flawless clarity. Several other smaller diamonds were also cut from the crystal.
Jacob Diamond 184.5 weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g) also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond.
Jones Diamond 34.48 weighing 34.48 carats (6.90 g), found in West Virginia by the Jones family.
Jubilee Diamond 245.3 originally known as the Reitz Diamond; perhaps the sixth-largest in the world at 245.35 carats (49.07 g).
Kazanjian Red Diamond 35 5.05 a 5.05-carat (1.01 g) Emerald-cut red diamond formerly known simply as "Red Diamond". It was cut from a 35-carat (7.0 g) piece of boart discovered near Lichtenburg, South Africa. It reappeared in 2007 after a 37-year absence from sight, and was purchased by Kazanjian Brothers Inc.
Kimberley Diamond 55.09 55.09 carats[7]
Koh-i-Noor 105. a 105.6 carat (21.6 g) white of Indian origin, with a long and turbulent history and a good deal of legend surrounding it. After belonging to various Mughal and Persian rulers, it was gifted away by the Maharaja Duleep Singh of Lahore and was presented to Queen Victoria during the British Raj, and is now part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Lesotho Brown 601 various was a stone originally 601 carats (120 g) with the largest stone 71.73 carats (14.35 g) after cutting.
Lesotho Promise 603 75 is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years. The original stone was 603 carats (121 g), although the largest diamond after the cutting was 75 carats (15 g).
Millennium Star 777 203.04 at 203.04 carats (40.61 g) is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond.
Moon of Baroda 24.04 24.04 carats (4.81 g)
Moussaieff Red Diamond 13 5.11 the largest known Fancy Red, at 5.11 carats (1.02 g).
Mouna Diamond 112.53 112.53 carats (22.51 g), Fancy Intense Yellow cushion-shaped brilliant.[8]
Nassak Diamond 43.38 43.38 carats (8.68 g)
Nepal Diamond 79.41 79.41 carats (15.88 g), fine quality antique pear-shaped brilliant, sold by Harry Winston to private collector in 1961. Thought to have originated from the Golconda Mines.[9]
Nizam Diamond 340 reportedly 340 carats (68 g). Possibly a large colorless topaz. Whereabouts unknown.
Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond 60 around 60 carats (12 g) and part of the Iranian crown jewels.
Ocean Dream Diamond 5.51 the only known natural Fancy Deep Blue-Green, and weighs 5.51 carats (1.10 g).
Oppenheimer Diamond 253.7 one of the largest gem-quality uncut diamonds in the world, at 253.7 carats (50.7 g).
Orlov 190 an Indian mogul cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue, and currently is part of the Kremlin diamond fund, weighing approximately 190 carats (38 g).
Paragon 137.82 weighs 137.82 carats.[10]
Polar Star Diamond 41.28 a colorless cushion-shaped stellar brilliant diamond weighing 41.28 carats (8.26 g).
Porter Rhodes Diamond 54 a colorless 54-carat (11 g) Asscher-cut stone.[11]
Portuguese Diamond 127.01 127-carat (25 g) antique emerald cut with a pale yellow body color and very strong blue fluorescence. Part of the Smithsonian's collection.
Premier Rose Diamond 137.0 137.02-carat (27.4 g) stone cut from a 353.9-carat (70.8 g) rough gem of the same name
Pumpkin Diamond 5.54 perhaps the largest fancy vivid orange diamond (5.54 carats), modified cushion-shaped brilliant.
Red Cross Diamond 205.07 205.07 carats (41.01 g), yellow, cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut.[12]
Regent Diamond 410 140.64 weights 140.64 carats (28.13 g), is cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the Louvre.
Sancy 55.23 a shield-shaped pale yellow diamond currently in the Louvre, weighing 55.23 carats (11.05 g).
Shah Diamond 88.7 very old yellow diamond (found approximately in 1450 in India) currently housed in the Diamond Fund in Kremlin, weighing 88.7 carats (17.7 g).
Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond 312 312 carats (62 g), the world's largest cut black diamond.
Spoonmaker's Diamond 86 circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. Also known as Kaşıkçı Elması
Star of Arkansas
Star of the East 95 a 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean of Washington DC, who also owned the Hope Diamond.
Star of Sierra Leone 968.9 various cut into smaller pieces, the largest of which is 53.96 carats (10.79 g).
Star of South Africa 83.5 47.69 also known as the Dudley Diamond. This must not be confused with the Star of Africa. The Star of South Africa was the initial name given to this diamond, when it was purchased as an 83.5-carat (16.7 g) rough diamond. The diamond is a D-color, pear-shaped stellar brilliant cut stone, weighing 47.69 carats (9.54 g).
Star of the Season 100.10 a 100.10-carat (20.02 g) pear-shaped D-color, Internally Flawless stone. At $16,548,750 US it held the world record for the highest price paid for a diamond at auction until the sale of the Wittelsbach-Graff diamond in 2008.
Star of the South 128.48
Steinmetz Pink Diamond 59.60 modified oval brilliant cut (step cut crown, brilliant pavilion), largest known fancy vivid pink, at 59.60 carats (11.92 g).
Strawn-Wagner Diamond 3.03 1.09 a diamond which received a "perfect" 0/0/0 rating from the American Gem Society, weighing 3.03 carats (0.61 g) rough and 1.09 carats (0.22 g) cut. On exhibit at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, where it was found in 1990.
Taylor-Burton Diamond 68 purchased by Richard Burton for his wife Elizabeth Taylor, weighing 68 carats (14 g).
Tereschenko 42 42-carat (8.4 g) antique pear brilliant cut.
Tiffany Yellow Diamond 280 128.54 antique modified cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, on display at Tiffany & Co.'s New York City store. It weighs 128.54 carats (25.71 g).
Uncle Sam 40.23 12 the largest discovered in the US, emerald-cut, M color (pale brown), VVS2 clarity.
Vargas diamond 726.6 various Cut into 29 smaller diamonds
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond 35.56 35.56 carats (7.11 g), Fancy Deep Grayish Blue, antique oval stellar brilliant cut - was recut! Sold at Christie's, London, December 10, 2008 for $23.4 million to Lawrence Graff, currently the second highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction.[13] [14]
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See also

Apollo synthetic diamond.jpg Gemology and Jewelry portal
  • List of largest rough diamonds

References

  1. ^ Cora-Sun-Drop - one of the most stunning diamonds in the world
  2. ^ Rare ‘Sun-Drop’ Diamond to Sell for Up to $15 Million
  3. ^ Archiwum Mineralogiczne - 1994 Abstracts, discussing the Cross of Asia
  4. ^ Dawber, Alistair (2010-02-28). "Egg-sized diamond sold to Hong Kong jeweller for a record $35m". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eggsized-diamond-sold-to-hong-kong-jeweller-for-a-record-35m-1912450.html. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  5. ^ "Rare pink diamond sells for record-breaking £29m". BBC. 16 November 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11764757. Retrieved 17 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "The Idol's Eye Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. 1909-06-24. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/idolseyediamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  7. ^ "The Kimberly Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/kimberleydiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  8. ^ "The Mouna Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/mounadiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  9. ^ "The Nepal Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/nepaldiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  10. ^ "The Paragon Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/paragondiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  11. ^ "The Porter Rhodes Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/porterrhodesdiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  12. ^ "The Red Cross Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/redcrossdiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  13. ^ "The Wittelsbach Diamond". Famousdiamonds.tripod.com. 2008-12-10. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/wittelsbachdiamond.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  14. ^ "Rare pink diamond sells for record-breaking £29m". bbc.co.uk. 2010-11-16. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11764757. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 

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