The English name of "Regent" is 140.5 carats. It is colorless and carved into the shape of an ancient cushion. It is native to India and ranks 15 among the world famous diamonds. Now it is collected in the Apollo Art Museum of Louvre in Paris, France.
Legend has it that a slave in India discovered a diamond weighing about 400 carats in 170 1 year. In order to take the gem out of the mine, he painfully cut his thigh, hid it in the flesh, wrapped it in a bandage and escaped from the mine. But later, he was robbed of the gem by the captain on the ship that went out to sea and was buried in the sea. The captain sold the gem to a businessman again. After several changes of hands, the gem fell into the hands of the British governor, but after several wars, the gem finally settled in France. This giant diamond is now a world-famous giant diamond-Regent.
2. star of south africa
The English name of "Star of South Africa" is Star of South Africa, weighing 47.55 carats, colorless pear-shaped, and finely carved. It originated in South Africa and is a kind of high-quality water purification diamond. The original drill weighs 83.5 carats.
1866, a girl in Kimberly, South Africa, found a huge diamond and gave it to the hunter Nico. Later, after several changes of hands, the diamond was sold to Lilliputian Company at its current value of 12500. The news that Kimberly has diamonds shook the whole of South Africa like lightning and spread all over the world. Therefore, treasure hunters from all over the world, those who gave up commerce and agriculture flocked to Kimberly to look for diamonds. Someone once found diamonds in duck gizzards, and all the ducks in the city were killed in one day. Later, people found diamonds in alluvial deposits of rivers near Kimberly, so they pursued them along the river. Finally, a primary diamond mine was discovered nearby, and South Africa became a major diamond producer in the world.
Star of south africa auctioned at 1974.
3. Blue Hope
The English name of "Blue Hope" is Hope Blue, weighing 44.53 carats, dark blue and oval. It is an extremely rare treasure and is now in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, USA.
Around AD 1642, a large diamond weighing 1 12 carat was found in the sand layer of kister, India, and it was embedded in the statue for the blessing of the gods. But perhaps it was the shock of the gem that closed the eyes of the gods. Since then, "blue hope" has been accompanied by a strange and tragic experience, and everyone who owns it can hardly resist the bad luck of both people and money.
A monk was found stolen and burned alive. For various reasons, this diamond changed hands several times and was acquired by the French emperor Louis XIV. It was ground into a diamond weighing 69.0 3 carats, but he only wore it once and soon died of smallpox. Later, Princess Lambert, Louis XVI and Empress of the French royal family were all killed because of this gem. 1792 was stolen from the French vault and reappeared at 1830, but it has been ground into a 45.5-carat diamond. A jeweler in the Netherlands tried his best to get this gem, but it was stolen by his son. The jeweler committed suicide in a rage. 19 1 1 year, Macland, the postmaster in Washington, bought this gem for 15 1000 dollars. Two years later, his ending was particularly tragic. His son died in a car accident, markland died, and his daughter committed suicide by taking sleeping pills. Finally, from 65438 to 0958, another American rich man, the famous jeweler Winston, bought this gem, and he gave it as a precious gift to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, USA for visitors to watch.
Since entering the museum, the nightmare attached to "blue hope" has finally ended. It seems that beautiful things must be everyone's favorite.
4. Mountain of Light
The English name of "Mountain of Light" is Kon-I-Noor, weighing 108.97 carats, with colorless oval cut. It is produced in Golconda, India, ranking 33rd among the world famous diamonds.
The original stone of "Mountain of Light" is said to weigh 800 carats. After the first polishing by the jeweler, it became a big diamond of 1.9 1 carat, and then it was re-polished to 1.008.97 carat. This big diamond was originally owned by the Mughal emperor of India, and was taken away by the Persian emperor Nadir in 1739. Nadir was assassinated in 1747, and the noble Abedel took the opportunity to rob the diamond. 100 years later, during the Punjab War when Britain annexed India in 1849, Lord Dexter, the British governor, seized this gem and later presented it to Queen Victoria of England. Finally, the "Mountain of Light" diamond was permanently embedded in the crown of the king of England. But will this also bring permanent light to the British people?