The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-08

The Sancy was the first of the Eighteen
MaZarins. and IN 1888 10 was preserved in
the Kings casket together with SIX other
large diamonds, to be mounted in clasps,
aigreties, or agrafeS de chapeau.
Up to this time the Sancv seems to have
retained its original mount, which was a
simple thin gold band, with the necessary
grips, and ring at the apex whereby TO
suspend it. Daring the eighteenth century
il became the fashion with people of
quality TO change the mounts Of their
jewels every two or three years. The
Sancy was TemOunted many times IN accord
ance with this fashion. Thus we read that,
at the rere ptOn Of the Turkish En- basSa-
dor in 1921, the young King wore the Sancy
mounted IN brooch in bis hat In 1722 the
King again wore it in his hat at the balls
given by the Regent on March 18th and
14th, ahd also at the Ie Deum sung In cee-
bTatiOn Of the alliance between France and
Spain. Al his coronation Louis Y Y wore 9
crown surmOunted by the SanCV When
the Queen entered Paris on October a. 1928
she wore the Sancy in her hair In 1739
at ball given at Versailles and also at the
marriage Of Nine. Elizabeth of France,
Queen Marie LocZ,nska wore a necklace
with the Sancy hanging as a pendeloque or
pendant, Just as we see IN Van L0O'S pOT-
trait Of her now hanging IN tie Louvre.
Marie AHtoiuette also wore the Sancy in
various mounts but this diamond was not
recut when the other crown jewels were
sent TO Amsterdam for that purpose before
the inventory Of l174; 1t retained its pende-
/ que form and primitive cutting and has
remained lupodi6cd, both in shape and in
weight, up to tie present day.
Ir the crown used at the coronation of
Louis Nv the pears aped diamond COM
pcmentiug the fleur-dc-lls on the summit Of
the crown IS t Sancy; the large diamond
in the front Of the head band with a fiat
table is the Regent or Pitt diamond, bought
Nv for two aud half millions Of francs
ana estimated In the inventory of 1891 at
twelve millions, which estimation has been
maintained at the present DAY. The Re-
gent is now in the Louvre in glass case in
the center OF the Galelie d ApOll0n.
In the cut is shown tie crown Of Marie
LecZlnska with peaT-shaped Sancy in the
fleur-de-is on the summit. The shape and
details Of this crown have been preserved
in contemporary engraving a3d in the pOr-
traits Of the Queen by Van Loo and Tocque
now in the Louvre
The Marquis d'Iranda of Madrid, who
supplied the republic with horses received
from the Directory in the year 4 one million
francs worth OF diamonds on account of
his bill, and among the diamonds given to
him was the Sancy, estimated at 100000
francs. These diamonds were given as
guaranty OF repayment, aud when, in the
year g. the Marquis d ITauda had been fully
paid, he had to restore the diamonds given
to him as security. In the restoration, how
ever, one diamond, the Sancy, was missing
and the Consuls decided that Iranda should
pay for the diamond the price at which it
had been estimated as security, namely,
0,000 francs. This decision is recorded in
decree dated ''le 10 Thermidor an TX de
la Republique" and signed by BonaDarte.
Tho Marquis d Iranda or his heirs seem
to have transferred the Sancy TO Godoy
Prince Of the Pence, who possessed it at one
time, while, in 1909, IL was in the hands of
Joseph B0napaTte. What became of the
diamond between 1909 and 1898 is not
known, but in 1923 II wac again IN the DOS
session Of the G0dOy family, Que of the
members OF which charged Maitre Rouse,