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THE MOST FAMOUS POLISHED STONES

CARATS

NAME

COLOUR

SHAPE

ORIGIN

OWNER

545.67

530.20

407.48

317.40

237.85

245.35

234.50

205.07

200.87

190

189.60

184.5

183

180.85

170.49

160.18

152.16

151.91

150

141.23

140.50

137.82

137.27

137.02

135.92

135.45

135.03

132.42

130

128.80

128.51

128.25

127.02

126.76

125.35

123.93

123

116.60

115.06

115

114.03

111.59

107.46

107.10

107.07

105.60

105.54

105.51

104.88

104.15

Golden Jubilee

Cullinan I

Incomparable

Cullinan II

Centenary

Jubilee

De Beers

Red Cross

Without Name

Darya-I-Nur

Orlov

Jacob-Victoria

Moon

Without Name

Star of Peace

Tablet of Islam

Without Name

Hope of Africa

Without Name

Without Name

Regent

Paragon

Florentine

Premier Rose

Queen of Holland

Without name

Algeiba Star

Golden Hue

Great Brazilian

Star Of South

Tiffany

Niarchos

Portuguese

Light of peace

Jonker

Without name

Stewart

Vainer Briolette

Taj-I-Mah

Edna Star

Without name

Earth Star

Rojtman

Without name

Cartier

Koh-I-Noor

Golden sun

Star of Egypt

Deepdene

Chrysanthenum

Gold brown

White

Yellow brown

White

White

White

Light yellow

Yellow

Yellow

Light pink

Whitish

White

Pale yellow

Yellow

Yellow brown

Black

Slightly tinted

Fancy yellow

Yellow

-

Blue white

White

Pale yellow

White

Blue white

Cape

Yellow

Yellow

White

White

Yellow

White

White

White

White

Light white

Yellow

Yellow

White

White

Yellow

Brown

Yellow

Brown

White

White

Yellow

White

Yellow

-

Cushion

Pear

Triolette

Cushion

Heart

Cushion

Cushion

Square brill

Pear

Rectangular

Rose

Oval

Round

Broilette

Pear

Emerald

Old cut

Cushion

Emerald

Pear

Cushion

Kite

Double rose

Pear

Cushion

Cushion

Old brill.

Cushion

-

Oval

Cushion

Pear

Cushion

Pear

Emerald

Cushion

Brilliant

Briolette

Old cut

Emerald

Cushion

Pear

Cushion

Cushion

Pear

Oval

Emerald

Emerald

Cushion

Pear

South Africa

South Africa

Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

-

India

India

South Africa

South Africa

-

-

-

South Africa

South Africa

-

-

India

Brazil

India

South Africa

India

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

Brazil

Brazil

South Africa

South Africa

Brazil

Sierra Leone

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

India

-

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

-

South Africa

India

-

India

South Africa

South Africa

King of Thailand

English Crown

For sale NY 1988

English Crown

De Beers

Paul-Louis Weiller

Sold in Geneva in 1982

Sold in Geneva in 1973

Polished in NY

Teheran

Kremlin Museum

Nizam Hyderabad

Sold in London in 1942

-

Private Collection

Diamond & Gem Corp.

Tehran

Graff Di.London

SIBA

Private collection

Louvre-Paris

Graff Di.London

Stolen 

Sold in 1979

Sold in 1978

Teheran

Private collection

Sold In Geneva in 1983

-

Rustomjee Jamsetjee 

Tiffany NV

Stavros Niarchos

Smithsonian 

Private collection

Private collection

Teheran

-

Sultan of Brunei

Teheran

-

 H. Winston

Private collection

Stephen Zbova

Private collection

Private collection

English Crown

Private collection

Private collection

Harry Winston

Julius Cohen