Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-09
FAMOUS JEWELS
ARE IN exhibition
HERE IN FAC SMILE

Facsimiles Of the most famous
crown Jewels in the world are or
exhibit at the store Of Eugene v
Haynes, 70 Peachtree street. The
history of the original stones is like
la legend from Arabian Nights. These
Jewels figured in wars and conquests
in the lives Of beautiful queens and
of sinister shahs and rajahs.
The famous Kohinoor, a replica of
which is in the collection exhibited
here, is owned by the English roya!
family and is said to have been found
in India long before the Christian
era. It's original weight was SOC
kerats, but diamond cutting was not
perfected then as now. and in cutting
the size was greatly reduced. The
head of the diamond cutter was de-
manded because of his carelessness
20 the story goes, and the next d1a-
mond cutter was warned that he
in the cutting. He didn't fail. The
stone now weighs 102 "a karats
and is valued at $1,800,000. 1t was
surrendered by the Maharajah of Le-
bore to the Queen of England and
presented to Her Majesty June g.
1850.
The late Car of Russia probably
any other reigning monarch. A re
plica of the famous Orloff, owned
by him, is in the collection On eX-
hibit here. This otone once reposeo
n a Brahmin temple in India, but
was stolen and passed into the hands
Of the Shah of Persia. Later it was
purchased by Catherine II at a price
Of $450,000, besides an annuity OF
$4,000, and a Russian title. 1t weighs
I195 karats and is valued at $1,000
The Grand Mogul. probably the
largest famous diamond in the world
weighing 279 9-16 karats, also was in
the Russian Grown jewels. 1t is OF
a slightly pink color and is valued
at S480,O0O. The Polar Star, another
Of the Cars jewels, while weighing
only 40 karats, Is rarely beautiful
stone and is valued at 100000. The
Shah is another famous stone in the
Russian collection. 1t weighs IS
karats and is valued at $4,000.
= The Jubilee is the next largest
diamond, weighing 239 karats, and
is valued at $1,250,000.
The Florentine, once owned by
Francis Joseph 1. of Austria. weighs
139 IL karats and is valued at ST.
100000.
The Star of the South. at one time
in the collection Of crown jewels of
Brazil, weighs 125 karats and is val
ued at $1,500.000.
The Saucy. owned by the son of
Viscount Astor. weighs SO IL karats
and is valued at 100000.
The Nassac, once owned by the
Marquis of Westminster, weighs SO
3-4 karats and is valued at 100000.
/ The Viceroy Of Egypt once owned
the famous Pasha Of Egypt, weigh
ing 40 karats and valued at $28O,O00.
He also owned the Riggatt. weighing
80 ga karats. and valued at 100000.
Another stone which has an inter
esting history is the Regent, or Pitt
diamond. 1t is also. the most valua-
BILE 1t weighs 1876 karats. and if
not the largest, is the most brilliant
and perfect stone. 1t is valued at
$2,500,O0O. During the height of
Napoleon's reign, it was his most
cherished possession. 1t Is now on
exhibition in the Louvre. in Paris.
The Blue Hope diamond is the
most beautiful blue diamond in ex-
istence and is valued at $250.0OO. 1t
weighs A IL karats.
The entire diamond holdings Of the
world are estimated at three billion
dollars, and about half of this amount
is owned by people in the United
States.