List of diamonds 1588983 222624796 2008-06-30T09:24:08Z DeLarge 1125592 rm blog/commercial link A number of large or extraordinarily colored [[diamond]]s 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. ==List of Famous Diamonds== [[Image:centenarydiamond.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Centenary Diamond]]]] [[Image:Darya-e Noor Diamond of Iran.png|thumb|150px|right|[[Darya-ye Noor]]]] [[Image:Tiffany Diamond.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Tiffany Yellow Diamond]]]] [[Image:Steinmetzpinkdiamond.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Steinmetz Pink Diamond]]]] *The [[Allnatt Diamond]], a large Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond *The Agra Diamond *The [[Amsterdam Diamond]], a 33.74 carat (6.748 g) [[carbonado|black diamond]] which sold for $352,000 in 2001 *The Archduke Joseph Diamond *The [[Ashberg Diamond]] *The Briolette of India Diamond *The [[Centenary Diamond]], the world's largest colorless ([[Diamond color|grade D]]), flawless diamond *The Chloe Diamond, the largest top-quality, brilliant-cut white diamond ever to appear at auction, bought for just under $16.2 million and named by Georges Marciano, founder of Guess Jeans. *The [[Cullinan Diamond]], 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). '''(Feature of the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|British Crown Jewels]] [[Imperial State Crown]])''' *The [[Darya-ye Noor Diamond]], the largest pink diamond in the world, about 186 carats (36.4 g), part of [[Iranian Crown Jewels]]. Its exact weight isn't known and 186 carats is an estimate. *The [[Deepdene]], widely considered to be the largest artificially irradiated diamond in the world *The De Young Red Diamond, 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 museum of natural history. *The [[Dresden Green Diamond]] - its colour is the result of natural irradiation *The Dresden White Diamond *The Dresden Yellow Diamond *The Dudley Diamond, more commonly known as the Star of South Africa. *The Beau Sancy, a 34-carat diamond not to be confused with the Sancy. *The Blue Heart Diamond *The [[Earth Star Diamond]] a 111.59-carat, pear-shaped diamond with a strong brown color. *The Empress Eugenie Diamond *The [[Excelsior Diamond]], the largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan *The [[Florentine Diamond]], a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g). *The [[Golden Jubilee Diamond]], the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g) *The Graff Blue Diamond *The [[Great Chrysanthemum Diamond]] *The Great Mogul Diamond *The Gruosi Diamond *The [[Heart of Eternity Diamond]], perhaps the largest Fancy Vivid Blue *The [[Heart of the Ocean]], a famous [[Hope Diamond]] that was wore in the [[Titantic]]. *The [[Hope Diamond]], Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond *The Hortensia Diamond *The Idol's Eye *The [[Incomparable Diamond]], a golden 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 *The [[Jacob Diamond]] weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g), also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond. *The [[Jones Diamond]] *The [[Jubilee Diamond]], originally known as the Reitz Diamond; perhaps the sixth-largest in the world. *The Kimberley Diamond *The [[Koh-i-Noor]], very old (mentioned in [[Baburnama]] of 1526) and surrounded by legend and believed to be the most precious. It was taken from an Indian King during the British rule in India''' (Feature of the British [[Queen consort]]'s [[Crown of Queen Elizabeth|Crown]], last worn by [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother]] before her death in 2002.)''' *The [[Lesotho Promise]], is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years *The [[Millennium Star]], at 203 carats is the second-largest colorless ([[Diamond color|grade D]]), flawless diamond. [[Image:Pumpkindiamond4.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Pumpkin Diamond]]]] [[Image:Koh-i-Noor_new_version_copy.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Koh-i-Noor]]]] <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Spirit of de grisogono.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond]]]] --> *The [[Moon of Baroda]] *The [[Moussaieff Red Diamond]], the largest known Fancy Vivid Red *The Mouna Diamond *The Nassak Diamond *The Nepal Diamond *The [[Nizam Diamond]] *The [[Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond]] *The [[Ocean Dream Diamond]], the only known natural Fancy Deep Blue-Green *The [[Oppenheimer Diamond]], one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world *The [[Orlov (diamond)|Orlov]], an Indian rose cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue *The [[Paragon Diamond]] *The Porter Rhodes Diamond, a colorless 53-carat Asscher cut stone *The Portuguese Diamond *The [[Premier Rose Diamond]], 137.02-carat (27.4 g) stone cut from a 353.9-carat (70.8 g) rough gem of the same name *The [[Pumpkin Diamond]], perhaps the largest Fancy Vivid Orange *Pure Perfection, 84 carats, pure white. The largest [[brilliant-cut]] diamond ever put on auction. Sold on Nov. 14, 2007, at [[Sotheby's]] in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the [[Guess (clothing)|Guess]] clothing line for $16.2 million, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond on auction. Took 2 years to cut. *The Red Cross Diamond *The [[Regent Diamond]], formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the [[Louvre]] *The [[Sancy]], a pale yellow diamond currently in the [[Louvre]] *The [[Shah Diamond]], very old yellow diamond (found approximately in 1450 in India) currently housed in the Diamond Fund in Kremlin *The [[Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond]], the world's largest cut black diamond *The [[Spoonmaker's Diamond]], circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in [[Topkapı Palace]] in [[Istanbul]]. *The Star of Arkansas *The [[Star of the East]], a 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Mrs. Evalyn McLean of Washington DC, who also owned the Hope Diamond *The [[Great Star of Africa]] or [[Cullinan Diamond]], the largest rough [[gemstone]]-quality diamond ever found at 3,106.75 [[carats]]. *The [[Star of the South]] *The [[Steinmetz Pink Diamond]], the largest known Fancy Vivid Pink *The [[Taylor-Burton Diamond]] *The [[Tiffany Yellow Diamond]] *The [[Uncle Sam (diamond)|Uncle Sam Diamond]], the largest discovered in the US *The Vargas <!-- Reference to [[BPM 37093]] removed because its crystal is not a diamond.--> ==External links== * [http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/ Famous Diamonds Overview Site] Ryan Thompson's overview site with many stories and photos. Non Commercial. * [http://www.farlang.com/diamonds/famous-diamonds Farlang Famous Diamonds] Several full text books and article of many famous diamonds. Non Commercial. [[Category:Named diamonds| ]] [[ja:有名な宝石の一覧]] [[nl:Lijst van beroemde diamanten]] [[ru:Знаменитые алмазы]] [[sr:Spisak najpoznatijih dijamanata]]