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Ch. 56: The Hope Blue Diamond, Lovely Gem & Notable Jewel

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THE HOPE BLUE.
Models of Historic Gems in London—The Romance of Facts —Identification of the " Hope Blue " and the Famous French Stone—A Lovely Gem and a Notable Jewel.
  
 
 
  
 
 
HERE is at 18, New Bond Street a remarkable case containing a collection of the models of many of the great diamonds of the world, the histories of which are set forth in this volume. The facsimiles are cut in crystal and glass, and in regard to the tinted stones, the rare hues of the originals are suggested. In this very interesting collection, gathered together in spite of many difficulties, and with much careful research, will be found the story of the " Hope Blue," simply told in three parts (we had almost said in three volumes), that once formed one great and glorious gem. It would be a strange story, could it be told, the history of this cleavage, with the details of the several adventures of the triple gems, since the masterpiece was stolen from the Garde Meuble in the stormy times of 1792.
Failing the possibility of our entertaining the reader with such a narrative, we think it will be admitted that there is a certain amount of romance in the very logic of facts which has identified the divided gem, and for the purposes of history, at all events,
  
 
 
  
     
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