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284 THE GREAT DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD.
has
disappeared, and the " Russian Table," weighing 68 carats. The table
style was practically superseded in the West, by the introduction of
the rose-cut in the year 1520. The still more perfect brilliant form,
invented by Vincenzio Peruzzi, of Venice, came into use during the
reign of Louis XIII. of France, and is now universally adopted, except
in the case of circular stones, for which the rose is the most
effective style.
None
of the " Three Tables " seen by Tavernier have since been traced, nor
have any stones answering to their description ever been seen in
Europe. They were probably carried off by Nadir Shah, after the sack of
Delhi, and may some day again come to light in Persia or Afghanistan.
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