Pictures from the Smithsonian

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Here are some pictures from the Smithsonian''s Natural History Museum. The pictures really do not do justice to this gems. Particularly to the colors of the emeralds and the fancy colored diamonds. Let''s start with the Hope Diamond since it has a room all to itself. Hope Diamond. 45.52 ct flawless, deep blue, Golcanda, India.

 

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Conchita Butterfly

 

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Petersen Tanzanite Brooch

 

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Marie Antoinette Earrings. 14.25 and 20.34 cts

 

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Marie Louise Diadem. More than 1,000 diamonds totalling about 700 carats surround the Persian turquoise in this silver diadem. Originally set with 79 emeralds.

 

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Napoleon Diamond Necklace. This necklace contains 172 diamonds, totalling
about 260 carats, set in silver. The diamonds came from India or
Brazil.

 

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Inquisition Necklace. Fifteen Colombian emeralds and 336 diamonds make up the
strands of this intricate necklace. 45-carat emerald in the
center.

 

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Chalk Emerald. 37.82 carats, surrounded by 60 pear shaped diamonds, 15 ctw

 

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Ruby and Diamond Bracelet. 31 Burmese rubies 60 ctw. The rubies wer taken from another piece of jewelry and reset in
this bracelet by Harry Winston, Inc., around 1950. The original cuts were retained.

 

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Carmen Lucia Ruby, 23.10 carats, Mogok, Burma.

 

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Logan Sapphire, 423 carats, Sri Lanka.

 

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On the left, Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace, 36 sapphires from Sri Lanka, 195 ctw. 435 diamonds, 84 ctw.
Harry Winston Inc. designed. On the right Bismarck Sapphire Necklace, 98.6 carats, Burma. 312 diamonds, Cartier designed.

 

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Mackay Emerald and Diamond necklace

 

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Indian emerald necklace

 

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Hooker Emerald Brooch, 75 carats

 

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Hooker Starburst Set.fancy yellow diamonds, starburst cut.

 

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Hazen diamond necklace

 

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Wilkinson brooch and ringdet

 

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On the left Thompson Diamonds 36.73 carts brooch, 39.85 earclips. On the right Victoria-Transvaal Necklace, Premier mine,
South Africa. 67.89 carats cut from a 240 carat crystal

 

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Victoria-Transvaal.

 

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On the left, Oppenheimer Diamond, 253.7 ct yellow diamond crystal. Dutoitspan mine, Kimberly, South Africa.
On the right, Portugese Diamond (exhibiting fluorescence), 127.01 carats, origin unknown.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

WWWOOOOWWWW!!!

Thanks for the pics!

 

[Hest88]

Oooooo. Thanks so much for taking these!

 

[Imdanny]

Oh, wow! Thanks!

I've been to the Smithsonian and I've seen the Hope diamond (in the Cartier setting) but I don't think I've seen any of these other jewels.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

I am speechless!

 

[miraclesrule]

AWESOME!!!!! I saw the Hope Diamond in person and didn''t really appreciate it as much as I would now...after being a PS''er.

Thanks for sharing....

 

[loriken214]

This is sheer bliss...thank you SO much for posting these!!!!

Lori

 

[jewelerman]

i recieved the book for christmas a few years ago and look it over several times a year!Thanks for the photos!

 

[lilyfoot]

Please tell me I''m not the only one who''s drooling on their keyboard

 

[yssie]

WOW.


I must say your photography is amazing! Pretty much every shot I tried to take of these beauties when I visited came out blurry or underexposed.




The Hope looks so lonely without its halo guard

and that Logan Sapphire is soooooooo beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!