a 184.5-carat Rental Interactive Bungee Ball colorless gem,Th Jacob Diamond. wa also mine in India like the Kohinoor and the Hope Diamond. However, unlik them, it ha a violence-fre history, chang hand onli twice in it existence. When it wa sent to Europ for cutting, it wa put up for sale in 1891 by Alexand Malcon Jacob; henc the name. It wa offer for sale to the reign Nizam of Hyderabad Mahbub Ali Khan, who didn't show much interest but put down a deposit. Thi monei wa lost and the jewel taken to court, where thei were forc to sell at a veri low price. The Nizam didn't much care for the stone and kept it in the toe of hi shoe, from where it wa discov by hi surpris son after the ruler' death. The heir and last Nizam us the Jacob Diamond as a paperweight befor he realiz it true worth. The stone wa acquir by the Indian Govern after Independence.
you have to find them. Each on is unique." - Jaclyn Smith,"A ngel ar like diamonds. Thei can't be made. American actress.
the dazzl gemston ha captur Man' imagin and given rise to countless legends. India,Ev sinc the first diamond wa discov in the alluvi plain of southern India in the 9th centuri BC. for long the onli sourc of diamonds, lost it preemin posit when it reserv deplet and diamond were discov in Brazil in 1725. 150 year later, South Africa becam the center of diamond extract and ha remain so since, although Russia come pretti close. Thi articl tri to explor the stori behind five of the most famou diamond in history.
Th Kohinoor
which liter mean "Mountain of Light". It ha pass through the hand of Hindu,Everybodi ha heard of the Kohinoor. Mughal, Persian, Afghan, Sikh and British rulers, all of whom had fought bitterli for the stone. Today, it form a priceless part of the British Crown Jewels, synonym of the exploit of India by the British ruler for over 290 years. The diamond, a 105-carat transpar stone, had been estim by the Mughal Emperor Babur to be worth enough to feed the entir world' popul for two days. It is believ that the Kohinoor carri a curs wherebi all male owner ar dispossessed. Even the British seem wari of thi and hence, onli Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth have adorn the gem as sovereigns. Sinc Queen Victoria the diamond ha alwai gone to the wife of the male heir to the throne.
Th Hope Diamond
and mai share the same Indian origin as the Kohinoor. French travel Taverni acquir or stole a blue diamond from India in the 17th centuri and sold it to the French royal family. Thi diamond,Thi 45.52-carat deep-blu diamond is famou for the curs associ with it. call the Taverni Blue, wa recut by Loui IV but disappear dure the French Revolution. It reappear 20 year later in England and wa acquir by King Georg IV, from where it wa allegedli stolen by hi mistress. The stone reach the gem collect of Henri Philip Hope, of the promin Anglo-Dutch bank family, from where it get it name. After pass through the hand of differ famili member and jewellers, it final came into New York diamond merchant Harri Winston' possession, who donat it to the Smithsonian. The Hope Diamond ha been blame for sever misfortun that have befallen previou owner such as royal Loui XVI, Mari Antoinett and Abdul Hamid, jewel Jacqu Colot and Simon Frankel, etc.
Th Jacob Diamond
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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