The Dresden Green diamond derives its name from Dresden, the capital city of Saxony in Germany. Frederick Augustus II (1733-63), the Duke and elector of Saxony (a prince with the right to participate in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor), bought the diamond at the Leipzig Fair in 1741Read More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet […]
The origin of the 88-carat black Korloff Noir diamond is shrouded in mystery, but according to legend seems to have originated in Russia, and owned by several generations of the Karloff-Sapozhnikov familyRead More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
The name by which the Koh-i-Noor diamond was known prior to the capture of Delhi and Agra by Nadir Shah in 1739 is not known. But, there is strong evidence to suggest that this is the same stone referred to in Emperor Babur’s memoirs the Baburnama, which he wrote between 1526 and 1530 A.D.Read […]
The 777-carat rough diamond that was eventually transformed into the 203.04-carat "Millennium Star" diamond, was discovered in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire, in 1990.Read More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
The Louis Cartier Diamond gets its name from Louis Cartier, a third generation descendant of the founder of the French firm Cartier, Louis Francois Cartier, who founded the company in Paris in 1847Read More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
The name Excelsior, meaning higher, for the massive rough diamond weighing 995 carats, seems to have been inspired by the unique shape of the diamond, that looked like a loaf of rye bread, flat on one side and rising to a peak on the other sideRead More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
The origin of the name La Favorite is shrouded in mystery just as much as the early history of the diamond itself. The name perhaps reflects the quality of the diamond, which is better than all others of the same kind.Read More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
The de Young Red diamond gets its name from the onetime owner of the diamond Sidney de Young, a jeweler from Boston, who later donated the diamond to the Natural History Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, at Washington DC.Read More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
Darya-i-Nur in the Persian Language means "Sea of Light" or "Ocean of Light" (Darya-sea or ocean, Nur-light). The name was probably given by the Persians after it was plundered from IndiaRead More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]
The Emperor Maximilian diamond gets its name from Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, the Archduke of Austria and the younger brother of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria (1848-1916), who by an international intrigue was placed on the throne of Mexico in 1864Read More… [Source: Diamonds, Gemstones & Mineralogy Resource-Internet Stones.COM]