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Ch. 3: Famous Diamonds

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PRECIOUS STONES.
form, with curved facettes, belonging to the Mar­quis of Westminster, who had it cut into its present form. It weighs 78-5/8 carats, and is estimated at
about $148,000.
The country that is most rich in diamonds at present is Russia.
Besides special collections of diamonds in the treasury of this empire, there are three crowns of which they form the sole jewels. The first, that of Ivan Alexiowitch, contains 881; that of Peter the Great, 847; and that of Catherine the Great, 2536.
Among the large diamonds in Russia the most remarkable is the Orlow. It weighs 193 carats. It has, as is shown by Fig. 44, the form of a half egg. It is one of the ornaments of the imperial sceptre.
This beautiful diamond was originally from India. It formed for a century and a half one of the eyes
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