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form,
with curved facettes, belonging to the MarÂquis 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.
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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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