The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-12
Worlds Famous Diamonds
and Where They are Kept

as worth 100000. GIT to an Aus
trihn empress. this jewel has history.
1T once belonged to Charles the Bold,
Duke Of Burgundy. He lost 1t on the
battlefield, and 1t was picked UP by a
swiss soldier, who thought 1t was a
bit Of glass and put it in his pocket
for lucky stone. The soldier sold
1t to priest for coin worth less
than a dollar. The priest did little
better in disposing Of it to jeweler
by and by IT came to an Austrian en-
press. who recognized It's real worth
md valued II accordingly.
Diamonds vary as to color. Tho
pullman diamond, the largest ever
FOUND. is white. SO are the Kohinur,
The Orlon and the Regent. The Flor
Entfne diamond mentioned above is
Light yellow and the Tiffany diamond.
ihe pride of its NeW~York owners, Is
deep orange in hue. The Car of
Russia attaches great value to dia-
U1ond in his collection that is a brill
liant red. The Hope diamond is ra-
diant blue. and the treasure vaults OF
Dresden boast a pear-shapcd diamond
that is green.
The culllnan diamond was picked
out OF the Premier Mine in south
Africa during the year 1905, and pre-
scented by the people OF South Africa
TO the King OF England. The Kohinur.
which also reposes in the royal treaE-
nry of England. belonged to Shah Je-
han, the owner of the Peacock Throne
In Dclki, India. 1t was taken by the
English in 1910 and given TO queen
Victoria. 1t has been cut and recu'
TO increase It's beauty. and now weighs
Jos carats, just about one-third of its
original size
THE Great ,IoGul.
The Great Moguf was another Of
Ehah Jehan's wonderful possessions
and weighed about 500 carats when 81
was FIRST found. 1t was cut to tho
Hhape OF half an osgshell. with IN.
rumerable facets. but IL has been lost
Or stolen, and It's present whereabouts
remain a mystery a tragedy Is as
sociated with the history OF the Pitt
diamond 1t was discovered more than
200 years ago In the gravel OF an
East Indian river by a slave who con.
cealed II by cutting hole in his leg
and embedding the diamond IN his
flesh He ran away to the seacoast
and gave the stone to the captain o.
q vessel on condition that he, the
siave should be taken 10 free coun-
try The captain took the stone and
threw the pitiful owner of 1t into tho
sca The diamond was finally sold tn
Thomas Pitt. found It's way into the
ROYAL treasury Of France. and. valued
at s2.50o,o0o. Is now kept in the Mu-
ecum Of the Louvre.
Tbc Orion Diamond.
stolen by a French soldier from tho
eye of an idol in an East Indian tenn
pie, the orlon diamond was sold by
him 10 an English sea captain for
$4,000. The sea captain disposed OF
the gem to Jew who, being shrewd.
obtained for 1t from Prince Orlon OF
Russia. more than 100000. This dia-
mond weighs 195 carats. The Sancy
diamond, owned also in Russia at one
time was the property OF the Duke OF
Burgundy, and was sold by him to the
King OF Portugal. few years before
Columbus set out from Palos on the
voyage which resulted in the discov-
cry OF America. The King of Portu-
gal parted with the stone to the Baron
de Sancy, and he sent 1t as gift TO
his sovereign. Henry III of France
The servant who bore the Gift was at
tackled by robbers. and swallowed the
diamond to prevent its falling into
their hands. It was found in his body
after his death, was owned by James
: II. of England. sold by him to Louis
XIV. of France. and thence after
while came into the possession of a
Russian prince.
Star of the South.
A famous diamond known as the
rStar of the South" was found in Bra
Eil in 1854. 1t weighed 254 carats af-
Ter It was cut The Jubilee" diamond
found in South Africa and displayed al
Paris in 1900 weighed 23s carats The
Victoria" another noted product of
the South African mines, Weighing or
1slnally 4o7 carats, was purchased b.
native Indian ruler for s2,00OOOO
Among the crown jewels of Portu-
gal is the "Braganza." huge uncut
Stone, one of the largest diamonds in
the world. 1t resembles an egg in
shape and its unusual size has led
ZONE to think that 1t is in reality a
white topaz. The Hope diamond is
associated by tradition with the blue
diamond that Louis XIV. bought in
1868 from Taverner. The blue dia-
nond was lost In 1892, but in ls3oI
Daniel Eliason came into possession
of a blue diamond without antecedentI
history. He sold 1t to Henry Thomas
q Hope and 1t is now called by its own
ser's name.
The Dudley Diamond.
A black shepherd named Swartzboy
4 brought to his master, Me Kirk. OF
Il Africa, in 1868, a triangular shaped
diamond of great brlliancy and beau
ty With the 400 pounds Swartzboy
received for it he drank himself to
death. Me Kirk disposed of the dia-
nond for $4,000 pounds. and the Earl
of Dudley, who bought it and gave 3O,-
900 for 1t, calls it after himself and
has had it put into heart shape.
The Regent" diamond is called from
the Regent Duke of Orleans. This
diamond was first set in the crown of
France, and then in the sword OF
state. 1t was purchased in India by
the Governor of Madras and bought
from him by the regent for $4,000
pounds.
Stewart and Twin Diamonds.
The Stewart" discovered in 1872
is the largest of the South African
diamond finds. 1t is light yellow In
hue is set as star with eight points
and a heur de lys above, the effect
1,ot mn