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Ch. 10: The Famous Austrian Yellow Diamond

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THE AUSTRIAN YELLOW DIAMOND.
T HE subject of this article is, as its name sets forth, a diamond of a yellow hue. After the Orloff it is the largest cut diamond in Europe, weighing one hundred and thirty-nine and a half carats. Tavernier, who first men­tions it, says " it has a tinge of yellow which is a pity." King declares, " on the highest au­thority," which he does not further particular­ize, that this tinge is a very strong one, almost destroying its brilliancy.
Yellow diamonds are not necessarily devoid of brilliancy, as we can bear witness from per­sonal knowledge. There was recently offered for sale at a public auction in London a very large specimen known as the Orange Diamond, of one hundred and ten carats weight, which we
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