"Hope" blue diamond is one of the few diamonds in the world, Wang Zhiyi. 1947 what's the price of blue diamonds? 150,000 USD, this is its last bid. Now, the price of "Hope" blue diamonds is far from it. Since 1947, "Hope" blue diamonds have never been auctioned again. In 1958, the "Hope" blue diamond was donated by its last owner, American jeweler Li Hai Winston, to the Smith Institute in Washington. In the jewelry hall of the institute, the "Hope" blue diamond is displayed in a bomb-remembering glass cabinet, which is comparable to the jewelry used in the coronation ceremony of emperors in various countries. The faint blue imitation fee is telling its mysterious history to tourists all over the world. ?
"Hope" blue diamonds appeared 500 years ago. In an abandoned mine on the banks of the Keable River, an old man passing by occasionally caught a glimpse of a shiny stone. After identification, it turned out to be the largest blue diamond. The old man asked the craftsman to rough process the diamond, and the processed blue diamond was 1 12.5 carats. After the old man died, his three sons competed for diamonds. As a result, the diamond was confiscated by the patriarch and ordered to be inlaid on the forehead of the idol. ?
One night, a young man who couldn't resist the blue light of diamonds stole them. But only a few hours later, he was captured by the patron saint Brahman and beaten to death, becoming the first victim of the blue diamond. The blue diamond was re-inlaid on the idol's forehead. ?
/kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, a French missionary killed two Brahmins with an axe and took the blue diamond for himself with his bloody hands. The missionary brought the blue diamond back to his hometown, but on a thunderstorm night, his throat was cut and the blue diamond disappeared. ?
Forty years later, the blue diamond fell into the hands of Jean Tavernier, a jeweler in Paris, who immediately sold it to King Louis XIV of France. A few years later, Joan Tavernier went to Russia to do business, but was killed by a wild dog. ?
Louis XIV couldn't put it down. After thinking about it, I put the blue diamond on the scepter symbolizing kingship and took it off. His mother was named "French sapphire", but one day soon, one of his favorite grandchildren died inexplicably. Louis XIV died shortly after this blow. ?
After the death of Louis XIV, "French sapphire" fell into the hands of Princess Belle. She took the diamond from the scepter and hung it on a necklace as an ornament. 1792 On September 3rd, in an accident, Princess Belle was beaten to death by a group of civilians. ?
"French sapphire" changed from Princess Belle's pet to the treasure of Louis XVI and Queen Mary. But a storm in the French Revolution sent King Louis XVI and Queen Mary Anthony to the guillotine. "French sapphire" was stolen by the royal bodyguard Jacob Cerroti in this revolution. ?
When the French interim government counted the national treasury, it found that the "French sapphire" was missing, so it posted a notice: anyone who hides royal treasures will be sentenced to death. After watching it, the bodyguard Jacob Cerroti fidgeted all day, went insane and finally committed suicide. ?
"French sapphire" has brought its owner more bad luck than the wizard's curse, and people regard it as an ominous thing. Nevertheless, there are still many greedy eyes staring at it in the world, hoping to become its master one day.
The "French sapphire" was transferred from Crown Prince Ivan to Queen Gardelin I. The Queen wanted to set the diamond in the crown, so she ordered the "sapphire" to be sent to the Netherlands, where it was carefully processed by world-class craftsman Wilhelm Fowles. After careful carving by Wilhelm Fowles, the "French sapphire" was cut into what it is now, with attractive blue light shining on each side. What is the drilling weight after processing? 44.4 carats. After the diamond was processed, the son of the diamond maker left without saying goodbye and took the diamond to London, England. The diamond maker who couldn't find a job committed suicide by taking poison to thank the queen. And his son later committed suicide in England, the cause of death is unknown. ?
Henry Phillips, a British jewelry collector, bought the diamond for $90,000 that morning by an anonymous person and named it "Hope". 1893, Henry Philip died suddenly. His nephew became the owner of "Hope" blue diamond. The owner of the diamond put it on display in the exhibition hall, and later it was said that he died. ?
At the beginning of this century, a businessman named Jacques Ciro bought "Hope" diamonds, but soon he committed suicide inexplicably. ?
The diamond fell into the hands of a Russian, who was assassinated and died soon. ?
Habibou Bay bought diamonds and sold them to Simon. It is reported that Habibou Bay and his family drowned in the sea near Gibraltar. Simon lost his whole family in a car accident. ?
The diamonds were transferred to Sultan Abdullah Hamid II of Turkey, and a princess was killed. Sultan himself was deposed by the Turkish Youth Party in 1909. ?
I hope the next owner of the blue diamond is the Washington millionaire Wolth McLean and his wife. Since the possession of this diamond, disasters have followed, and their sons and daughters have suffered misfortune one after another.
1947 After Mrs. McLean died, jewelers Li Hai and Winston bought her blue diamond "Hope" for 165438+ ten thousand dollars. In the following 10 years, Winston took this diamond and other precious stones and traveled 640,000 kilometers around the world to raise money for charity. * * * 500 people visited this diamond successively, and * * * raised more than 1 ten thousand dollars. ?
During the period of 1957, Winston and Smith Institute negotiated to present the "Hope" blue diamond to the Institute as a core exhibit in a series of gems, which are comparable to those used in the coronation of the Tower of London in England. Smith College agreed to accept it. ?
1958165438+1On October 8th, this "Hope" blue diamond was put into a goat fertilized egg, wrapped in kraft paper and sent to new york General Post Office. Gem dealers have always believed that this is the most reliable way to transport gems. Soon, under the supervision of armed personnel, it was sent to the Smith Institute in Washington, with insurance of $6,543,800+0,000. Winston spent 145.29 dollars on this. He is the last owner of Hope Blue Diamond and the luckiest owner in 300 years. ?
"Hope" blue diamond has traveled around the world since it came out, during which dozens of people changed hands. However, the "Hope" blue diamond did not bring hope to its owner. On the contrary, except for a few people, the rest of the owners suffered bad luck and even died. Why is this? Is it a coincidence or is there a magical power that people have not yet known?
Today, there is an endless stream of people visiting the Smith Institute. While admiring the vicissitudes of this rare treasure, people seem to feel that the shining blue light is silently telling people its mysterious and ominous history.