Hope Diamond
Smithsonian ownership

Hope Diamond

Section Title: Smithsonian ownership
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Date acquired	Owner	Change in diamond	Value when sold	Notes

1653	Tavernier	112.5 Old French karats, 116 Metric carats.	220,000–720,000 livres. Tavernier received Patent of Nobility as part payment worth 450,000 livres	Time of acquisition: between 1640–1667, possibly 1653

1668	King Louis XIV	triangular-shaped 69 metric-carat gem set on a cravat-pin 1674.	bequeathed

1715	King Louis XV	Assembled into elaborate pendant Order of the Golden Fleece	bequeathed

1775	King Louis XVI	69 Metric carats	stolen

1791	Government of France	stolen

1792	Unknown	stolen

1812	Daniel Eliason, a London jeweler	circa 44 non-metric carats	$65,000; $90,000

between 1812-1830	King George IV of the United Kingdom	Sold to pay off kings debts after death

1830-1839	Unknown

some time between 1830-1839	Henry Phillip Hope (1774–1839)	Became known as the "Hope Diamond"	bequeathed

1839	Henry Thomas Hope	bequeathed	displayed at the 1851 London Exhibition

1861	Henry Pelham-Clinton, Duke of Newcastle	bequeathed	Hope gave his daughter the gem after she married the 6th Duke of Newcastle

1884	Lord Francis Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle	$250,000

1894	May Yohé, Lady Henry Francis Hope	£29,000 (£2,484,530 as of 2011)	May Yohe was the wife of Lord Henry Francis Hope

1901	Adolph Weil, London jewel merchant	$141,032 (approx £28,206). second est:$148,000

1901	Simon Frankel

1908	Selim Habib (Salomon? Habib)

1908	Sultan Abdul Hamid	Weighed 44 3/8 carats	400,000 francs; second estimate: $80,000.	Note: disputed whether Sultan owned it

1909	Simon Rosenau	550,000 francs

1910	Pierre Cartier	reset to appeal to Evalyn McLean; diamond mounted as a headpiece on three-tiered circlet of large white diamonds; became pendant	$150K; $300K+; $185K	conflicting estimates of sales price

1911	Edward Beale McLean and Evalyn Walsh McLean	weight thought to be 44.5 carats	$180,000	Entire McLean collection sold to Winston

1947	Harry Winston	Diamond's bottom facet slightly recut to increase brilliance	NYC jeweler; he took it around the US to popularize it

1958	Smithsonian Museum	Settings, mountings, scientific study; weight found to be 45.52 modern metric carats in 1974	$200–$250 million (if sold in 2011)	Insured for $250 million

Sentence(s)

The Hope Diamond's weight was 44 ³⁄₈ carats and its weight was found to be 45.52 carats in 1974.

final_sentence: The Hope Diamond's weight was 44 ³⁄₈ carats and its weight was found to be 45.52 carats in 1974.