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Dates in History

Timeline & History of Diamonds

800 BC

Diamonds discovered in India

Alexander the Great brings the first diamonds to Europe from
India.
Sanskrit manuscript called the 'Arthashastra', or 'the Lesson of
Profit' mentions a diamond

327 BC
296 BC
1074

One of the first examples of diamond jewelry history when a

Hungarian queen's crown, is created.

1150's

The Briolette of India, is a legendary diamond of 90.38 cts., which

was believed to have been brought to England by Eleanor of
Aquitaine

1375

The Point Cut was developed which follows the natural shape of a
raw diamond, reducing waste in the diamond cutting process.

1382

A circlet crown was purchased for Queen Anne of Bohemia, being

set with a large sapphire, a balas, and four large pearls with a
diamond in the centre

Dates in History

1407

1423
1434

1458

1467

1477

1520

1526

Timeline & History of Diamonds - 1400's & 1500's

The earliest European records of the history and art of cutting
diamonds originate in Paris where there was a flourishing guild,
the "Lapidaries. The diamond cutters were quite numerous in that
year, and lived in a special district called "la Courarie, where
reside the workers in diamonds and other stones."
It is documented that the Chief Justice of England , Sir William
Hankford, gave his great-granddaughter a baptismal gift of a gilt
cup and a diamond ring
Johannes Guttenberg (1398 1468) learnt gem cutting and
polishing from Andreas Drytzehen of Strasbourg.
Lodewyk (Louis) van Berquem of Brugge, Belgium created the
first cut diamonds when he discovered that diamonds could be
cut by their own dust. He invented a diamond polishing wheel
called a scaif and introduced the concept of using absolute
symmetry in place of facets on the diamond.
Louis van Berquem designed the light yellow 137 ct. Florentine
Diamond for the Valois Family commissioned by Duke of
Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy became the first known recipient of a diamond
engagement ring given to her by the Archduke Maximilian of
Austria. The history and tradition of the engagement ring begins
The Rose cut was created to resemble an opening rose-bud. The
two most famous diamond cutters of this time were Giacomo
Tagliacarne and Giovanni delle Corniole who perfected the art of
facetted gem cutting
The first Mogul emperor, Babur (1483-1530) acquired the Pink
Agra Diamond

Dates in History

1631

1643

1650's

1664

1669

1681

1691

1726

Timeline & History of Diamonds - 1600's & 1700's

Jean Baptist Tavernier made a series of six voyages to India where he
saw some of the worlds most fabulous diamonds and gems. He
purchased the Koh-i-Noor and the Hope diamonds for his patron King
Louis XIV of France. He wrote the book "The Six Voyages of John
Baptiste Tavernier" published in Paris, 1676
The Grand Cond, a light pink pear-shaped stone, was given to Louis
de Bourbon, Prince of Cond by King Louis XIII of France
Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602 1661) serving the French King Louis
XIV, collected diamonds from Catherine the Great and is credited with
the first 'Brilliant cut' diamonds, which were called Mazarins DoubleCut Brilliants
The Wittelsbach diamond formed a gift from King Philip IV of Spain to
his 15-year-old daughter, the Infanta Margareta Teresa to celebrate
her betrothal to the Emperor Leopold I of Austria in 1664. It was a a
rare dark blue color.
The Spoon makers Diamond (aka the Kasikci diamond) was found on
a rubbish heap at Egrikapi in Istanbul
Vincent Peruzzi, a Venetian diamond polisher, introduced the "TripleCut Brilliant" or "Peruzzi Cut" diamonds by doubling the number of
crown facets from 17 to 33. These are also referred to as 'Old Mine
cuts' or Cushion cuts
The Hortensia diamond, a pale orangey-pink diamond, was added to
the Crown Jewels of France by King Louis XIV
The Dresden Green diamond, named after the capital of Saxony, was
sold to King Frederic August I by Marcus Moses who acquired the
stone in India. It has a fancy green color, weighs almost 41 cts., has
58 facets and has a pear shaped cut
The Orlov (aka Orloff) Diamond was mounted in the Russian Imperial

1792
Dates in History
1837
1839
1850's
1851
1853
1866
1869
1877
1880
1889
1895

1902

The French Blue Diamond, later to become the Hope Diamond, was
stolen from the French Crown Jewels during the French Revolution
Timeline & History of Diamonds - 1800's & 1900's
The Tiffany Diamond Company was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany
A large blue diamond, called the "Hope Diamond," appears in the gem
catalogue of Henry Philip Hope
The Black Orlov (aka Orloff) Diamond was acquired by the Russian
Princess Nadia Vyegin-Orlov (aka Orloff)
The Koh-i-Noor diamond was re-cut to 105 cts. for Queen Victoria
(Empress of India) by a stone-cutter from Amsterdam. This famous
diamond is part of the British Crown jewels
The Star of the South was found in the Bagagem Diamond Mines in
Brazil
The Eureka Diamond was cut from the first diamond found in South
Africa
The Star of South Africa, a 47.69-ct. old style pear-shaped diamond,
was found in South Africa
The Tiffany Yellow was found in South Africa
The colorless Porter Rhodes Diamond came from the claim of Mr.
Porter-Rhodes in the Kimberly Mine
The Iranian Yellows - African diamonds acquired by Nasseridin Shah
The Jubilee Diamond, a colorless, cushion-shaped diamond, was found
in the Jagersfontein Mine
The Cullinan (aka the Star of Africa), named after Sir Thomas Cullinan
was found by Frederick Wells, superintendent of the Premier Mine in
South Africa. Abraham and Joseph Asscher cut the enormous 3,106 ct.
Cullinan diamond at the request of King Edward VII in 1902 when the
Asscher cut was patented.

1941
1950
1957
1958
1967
1968
1973
1969
1997

2002

1941 The Walska Diamond, a 95-ct. yellow briolette cut stone, was
bought by Ganna Walska (1887-1984) who was a Polish opera singer
The Allnatt Fancy Vivid Yellow 101.29 ct. Diamond was found at the
Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa. It was named after its original
owner, Alfred Ernest Allnatt
The Nepal ("The Ageless Diamond" ) was purchased by Harry Winston
from an Indian dealer
Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond was used as a centerpiece of the tiara designed
for the wedding of Empress Farah to the the last Shah of Iran,
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
The Earth Star Diamond was cut from a rough gem weighing 248.9
cts. which was found in the Jagersfontein Mine
The
cut Krupp Diamond
Diamond,was
originally
named after
Krupp
The Asscher
black Amsterdam
first exhibited
at D.Vera
Drukker
&
von Bohlen und Halbach, Zn.,
was Amsterdam
sold at Sothebys to Elizabeth Taylor.
The Sultan of Morocco is a 35.27 ct. cushion cut grayish-blue
diamond. Cartier lent this diamond to the New York State Museum for
their World
ofpresented
Gems Exposition
The Golden Jubilee Diamond
was
to the King of Thailand for
his Golden Jubilee and was designed by Gabi Tolkowsky

The Beluga Diamond (a 41-ct. stone from the Golconda area of India):
The Ashoka cut diamond was developed by the William Goldberg firm

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