| Hope Diamond and its curse. |
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If there is a stone we all know and admire, not only for its beauty but also by its nature, is the diamond. And of course, famous diamonds are a few but none like Hope, a big blue stone that as good gem that boasts also has its own legend.
Clearly the most expensive gemstone, rare and beautiful land could not be exempted from a mysterious halo that does it, if anything even, more special and unique. The truth is that in the case of Hope Diamond everything is exaggerated. The stone is spectacular and amazingly rare but much more striking is the whole story around it full of death, misfortune and extravagance. It is also true that we maintain cautious in stating that the diamond is cursed. You can not blame the death of their holders, the end of the day we will all die someday. And if given the chance that they possessed the jewel at the time of his death ... Is not it logical not to be rid of it if it was not necessary?. That each one believes what it wants. Diamond characteristics The Hope Diamond is blue (due to traces of boron in its composition) with a weight of 45.52 carats (9.10 grams). Its origin is in another stone, the Tavernier Blue, with a weight of 115 carats, triangular and found in the Kollur mine in India. In 1668, passing into the hands of Louis XIV of France by Tavernier himself, was cut into a new 67-carat stone and renamed the "Blue Diamond of the Crown." The court to become what it is today, a 45.52 carat diamond is not clear but is set between the period of 1812 and 1824. History (source: es.wikipedia.org) "The Hope diamond has its origin in the diamond Tavernier Blue, which initially was in the Kollur mine, located in Golconda, India. The diamond was characterized by a triangular shape and a weight of 115 carats (equivalent to 22.44 grams). Its name comes from the French trader Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who acquired the gem between the years 1660 and 1661. According to legend, the Tavernier Blue was carved by an ancient god of the sun and had been stolen, the eye of an idol carved in honor of the Hindu goddess Sita, wife of the god and avatar Rama. During that time, India was part of the Golconda kingdom (until 1687, when it was taken by Emperor Aurangzeb).  In 1668, Tavernier sold it to King Louis XIV of France. The jeweler of the royal court, called Sieur Pitau, cut it to cause a new stone 67 1 / 8 carats (13.4 grams). This piece mineral became known as the "Blue Diamond of the Crown" (but also known as French Blue, "French Blue" in its translation. During some ceremonies, the king would port it in a tie for the neck, where it was inlaid in gold. In 1749, King Louis XV of France behaved in the suspension, which symbolizes the Order of the Golden Fleece After his death, this gem went out of use as a logo.On arrival at the crown, King Louis XVI of France gave the diamond to Marie Antoinette of Austria, as long as she add to her jewelry collection. During the French Revolution in 1792 while both were in prison, the pendant was stolen. One of the officials, the cadet Guillot, took it to Le Havre city. Then transported him to London to sell it. Four years after the theft of it, in 1796, Guillot was jailed when he tried to sell it in the Loyelle Lancry. At the end of the period, in 1812, to recover stolen property, established by French law for war crimes, the diamond was featured in London for a jeweler to a diamond dealer named Daniel Eliason. In 2005, research concluded that Eliason cut the French Blue. It is believed that the resulting new mineral was acquired by King George IV of the United Kingdom, although no evidence of it in the royal archives of the British Crown, located in Windsor. |
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