The World's Most Amazing And Precious Gems
1. Diamond Koh -I- Noor (Koh-I-Noor) British CrownKoh -I- Noor - this 106 -carat diamond that was once the largest diamond in the world . Earlier it belonged to the rulers of India , and today - the British royal family, and is decorated with the British crown. When a diamond is the Koh- I- Noor fell into the hands of the British royal family, he weighed 186 carats (37 grams). Prince
Albert was looking for cutter with an impeccable reputation, and , in
the end , opted for the Dutch master, a certain Mr. Cantor , who
undertook this difficult task. Ultimately, the diamond was presented to Queen Victoria.Diamond
has become one of the jewels of the British crown, which the Queen
Mother wore the last time during the coronation , and a sign of
obtaining the status of the Empress of India.
2 . Millennium, a carved sapphire the size of a soccer ball
Sapphire
Millennium, the size of a soccer ball - a jewel c portraits of famous
historical figures, which is now on sale for $ 180 million. It is promised that this 61,500 -carat miracle will be put in a place where everyone can see him. Designed
by Italian artist Alessio Boschi (Alessio Boschi), dedicated to the
Millennium Sapphire 134 recognized geniuses , including Beethoven ,
Michelangelo , Shakespeare , Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King. The owner of the Millennium Sapphire is a consortium of investors led by Daniel McKinney (Daniel McKinney). Over
the past 15 years, Sapphire has been on display only twice: in 2002 at
the award ceremony "Oscar" and two years later on the occasion of the
first flight of cruise liner " Sapphire Princess " .28 cm of sapphire Millennium was found in Madagascar in 1995. Initially,
he weighed about 90 000 carats and has lost about a third of its mass
during the treatment , which lasted for two years and was completed in
2000.
3 . Don Pedro, the world's largest aquamarine
The world's largest faceted aquamarine stored in Washington near the Hope Diamond and Marie Antoinette earrings . Extracted from the Brazilian pegmatites in the 1980's, this crystal is named in honor of the first two Brazilian emperors. It is stored in the National Museum of Natural History , which is part of the Smithsonian Institution .
Don
Pedro - blue- green gem in the form of an obelisk , which is developed
by a famous German jeweler Berndot Myunsteynerom (Bernd Munsteiner),
known as the "father of carving ", is 35.5 inches tall and weighs 10,363
carats or 2 kg.
4 . The world's largest pearl
November 21, 2010 the largest pearl in the world was shown in Wenchang in Hainan (South China) . Pearl
is the largest ever discovered and estimated at two billion yuan ( U.S.
$ 301,197,000 ) , China's pearl is more valuable than diamonds . Weight pearls of six tons and a diameter of up to 1.6 meters .Stone, mainly consists of the mineral fluorite which glows green in the dark. The processing of gems and giving it a spherical shape took three years .
5 . Graff Pink , the most expensive pink diamond in the world
Laurence
Graff is a seller of diamonds and precious stones number one in the
world, and in 2010 he was able to confirm their status with a 24.78
carat pink diamond.Laurence Graff is also the richest of the living British buyers of works of art . He
has spent 24.1 million dollars by purchasing in New York two of the
best works by Warhol , " Elvis " and " Bank of Campbell's Soup ." Laurence
Graff also owns five luxury homes in England, France , Switzerland and
New York, as well as private yacht in the Mediterranean. He owns a diamond mine in the suburbs of Johannesburg , and several properties in Mayfair (one of the areas of London ) . Amazing pink diamond set a new record price at auction at Sotheby's. During the bidding was so much excitement , what the United Kingdom have not seen . Rates were soaring . 36th
of Britain 's richest men and the " diamond oddball " eventually paid
29 million pounds ( about 45 million), is the largest sum ever paid for a
jewel.
6. Ethereal Carolina Divine , the largest faceted tourmaline from Paraiba
Montreal
financier Vincent Boucher (Vincent Boucher) is the owner of tourmaline
Ethereal Carolina Divine weighing about 192 carats , which is estimated
at between $ 25 million to $ 125 million . This stone has set a new world record as the largest faceted tourmaline from Paraiba . Of
Paraiba tourmaline is one of the rarest gemstones in the world , and
for this he is appreciated best by jewelers and collectors around the
world. As
a rule, Paraiba ( Brazil name of the region where the vast majority of
tourmalines found , including one that belongs to Bush) 1 tourmaline
mined for every 10,000 diamonds. Bush also said that a total of lightness is only 50 kg of precious stones have been found to date.
7. A massive 478- carat diamond in the rough
A massive 478- carat diamond was found at the Letseng mine in Lesotho , a small kingdom in South Africa. This is the 20 th largest ever found rough diamonds. He
was found in the mine , which has already found three largest diamond
in the world : the 603- carat " Lesotho Promise " , 493- carat "Heritage
Letenga " and the 601- carat " Lesotho Brown ." Similar, but smaller uncut stone was recently valued at $ 12 million . It
is hoped that this will be possible to produce diamond 150 -carat
faceted gem, thereby eclipsing the current largest cut diamond Koh -I-
Noor.
8. Jewel sold at auction for the highest price in terms of carats
Flawless
blue diamond , regarded as one of the most unique gemstones , became
famous in 2007 as the most expensive gemstone in the world. 6.04 -carat diamond was sold for $ 7.98 million at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. Flawless blue diamond worth 1.32 million dollars per carat.The
buyer was Moussaeff Dzhevelers (Moussaieff Jewelers) from London, who
was pleased to purchase this diamond from a private Asian collector for
his collection of rare gems. Blue diamonds are famous rare combination of dark and light . Although
it is not the largest stone , but his cut and " bright blue " color
justify higher price per carat , which is almost ten times the price of
regular white diamonds .
9. The world's largest emerald Bahia
Emerald Bay is one of the largest emeralds. This stone is 1.9 million carats was found in the state of Bahia in Brazil. He narrowly escaped flooding during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 , when stored in a warehouse in New Orleans. In
September 2008 it was reported that it was stolen from a secure storage
facility in Sauce El Monte in Los Angeles , California. The estimated cost of this stone was approximately $ 400 million , and its exact value is unknown. At one time, the emerald was put up for sale on eBay with a " Buy It Now " for $ 75 million .After
the stone was brought from Brazil to the United States , there were
many unsuccessful attempts to sell a debate raged about the right of
ownership to it . In
the end, this emerald has been withdrawn from the merchant gems in Las
Vegas and made available to the Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles.
10 . Moussaeff , the most famous red diamond
Once known as the Red Shield Diamond, Moussaeff Red is the largest red diamond in the world and has a mass of 5.11 carats. Found in Brazil in the 1990s, this diamond has a triangular brilliant cut (also known as trilliantnuyu facet). The last time the general public could admire the stone in 2003 in the exhibition "The splendor of diamonds" at the Smithsonian Institution
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