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Ch. 48: The Tavernier A, B & C Diamond, Bought by Louis XIV

Ch. 48: The Tavernier A, B & C Diamond, Bought by Louis XIV Page of 312 Ch. 49: The Reine des Belges Diamond, New in Diamond History Text size:minus plus Restore normal size   Mail page  Print this page
THE TAVERNIER, A, B & C.                   271
diamond of this weight. Hence it must have either disappeared altogether when the Garde Meuble was robbed in 1792, or else it was remounted in the crown, which in the new inventory was described as set with 5,206 brilliants, jointly weighing 1,872-1/8 carats, and valued at 11,686,504 francs, or about £467,460.
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