20 desired diamonds
Have you ever heard of at least a famous diamond of hope? Many people say that this famous stone is not a clear diamond but instead is surrounded by white diamond and suspended from a diamond necklace
It appears when it was first purchased in the mid 600's history by a merchant named Jean Baptiste Tavernier who sold the stone to Louis XIV in France. At that time, it was a 112 carat stone described as having a beautiful purple color. It was recut to a 67 carat stone and the color was designated French blue. During the French Revolution, diamonds were stolen during the plundering of crown jewels. It reappeared in 1812 but was acquired again by British George IV who had to recut again and sell the stone to repay the debt. The exact deal is unknown, but Diamond was next found as an entry in the Henry-Philipp-Hope collection.
Eventually the stone was owned by the Cartier jewelry company in Paris and was purchased by Evalyn Walsh Maclean in Washington, D.C. It was to her request that the stone was reset and made to the necklace we know today. It was purchased by Henry * Winston who bought it from Mrs. McLean's real estate in 1947 and eventually became part of the Smithsonian Collection.
The story has a long-standing legend of curses attached to hope diamonds that say they were picked from an Indian idol. True or not, many who own the diamond of hope met their misfortune, including the family of hope that probably went bankrupt from possessing the diamond. The whole concept of the curse is that she is ill for the object I thought I was surrounded by so curiosity that I sold it to Mrs. McLean Pierre * Carte Sadly, Mrs. McLean's first son was killed at age 9 in a car accident, and her 25-year-old daughter is I committed suicide. Her husband was declared crazy and was institutionalized until his death in 1941. Was it part of the curse?
Have you ever heard of at least a famous diamond of hope? Many people say that this famous stone is not a clear diamond but instead is surrounded by white diamond and suspended from a diamond necklace
It appears when it was first purchased in the mid 600's history by a merchant named Jean Baptiste Tavernier who sold the stone to Louis XIV in France. At that time, it was a 112 carat stone described as having a beautiful purple color. It was recut to a 67 carat stone and the color was designated French blue. During the French Revolution, diamonds were stolen during the plundering of crown jewels. It reappeared in 1812 but was acquired again by British George IV who had to recut again and sell the stone to repay the debt. The exact deal is unknown, but Diamond was next found as an entry in the Henry-Philipp-Hope collection.
Eventually the stone was owned by the Cartier jewelry company in Paris and was purchased by Evalyn Walsh Maclean in Washington, D.C. It was to her request that the stone was reset and made to the necklace we know today. It was purchased by Henry * Winston who bought it from Mrs. McLean's real estate in 1947 and eventually became part of the Smithsonian Collection.
The story has a long-standing legend of curses attached to hope diamonds that say they were picked from an Indian idol. True or not, many who own the diamond of hope met their misfortune, including the family of hope that probably went bankrupt from possessing the diamond. The whole concept of the curse is that she is ill for the object I thought I was surrounded by so curiosity that I sold it to Mrs. McLean Pierre * Carte Sadly, Mrs. McLean's first son was killed at age 9 in a car accident, and her 25-year-old daughter is I committed suicide. Her husband was declared crazy and was institutionalized until his death in 1941. Was it part of the curse?
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