Star of the East (diamond)
Known changes over time

Star of the East (diamond)

Section Title: Known changes over time
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Date acquired	Owner	Change in setting	Value when sold	Notes

Unknown	Sultan Abdul Hamid	Weighed 94.80 carats.	It is disputed whether the Sultan owned it.

19th Century	Pierre Cartier	reset to appeal to Evalyn McLean.	$180,000; $200,000	Conflicting estimates of sales price.

1908	Edward Beale McLean and Evalyn Walsh McLean	$120,000	Entire McLean collection sold to Winston.

1947	Harry Winston	$1,000,000	New York City jeweler; bought the Hope Diamond as well.

1951	King Farouk of Egypt	Returned for failure to pay.	Winston never received payment.

1952	Harry Winston	Unknown	Winston claimed back the un-paid-for stone. Took a few years to actually get returned.

1969	Unknown Private Collector	Unknown	Was displayed in the Modern Museum of Modern Art in a celebration commemorating 50 years to Harry Winston Inc.

1984	Harry Winston	Whereabouts unknown since.

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The "Star of the East" is a 94.80-carat diamond.

final_sentence: The "Star of the East" is a 94.80-carat diamond.