Saturday, July 18, 2009

Cullinan IX


The last of the large diamonds cut from the Cullinan rough diamond is the pear shaped 4.39 carat colourless diamond. Like the others, it too was given to Queen Mary in 1910 by the South African government and she had it set in a ring.


H.M. Queen Elizabeth II considers this ring to be one of her favourite pieces of her personal jewellery and wears the ring from time to time.

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