A number of large diamonds have gained fame, both as examples of the beautiful nature of diamonds and because of the famous people who wore, bought, and sold them. A partial list of famous diamonds in history follows.
| Name | Uncut
weight
(carat) | Cut
weight
(carat) | Color | Country/region of origin | Description | Image |
|---|
| 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[1][2] | 342.57 | yellow | Russia / USSR | Mined at the Mir kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Russia) in 1980. It is the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR. It is the size of a pigeon's egg and is currently kept (as of 2016) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin.) | — |
| Akbar Shah | 116, later 71.7 | colorless | India | 116|carat|g}} to a pear-shape of {{convert|71.70|carat|g}}, thus destroying the historic inscriptions. Blogg sold the stone in 1887 to Malhar Rao Gaekwad of Baroda, India who was the last known owner and the stone's whereabouts are presently unknown. | — |
| Alexander Pushkin[1][2] | 320.65 | colorless | Russia / USSR | Mined at the Udachnaya kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Russia) in 1989. It is the second largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR and is currently kept (as of 2016) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin.) | — |
| Allnatt Diamond | 101.29 | yellow | South Africa (disputed) | 101.29|carat|g|adj=on}} antique cushion-shaped brilliant fancy vivid yellow diamond which is believed to have been found in the Premier mine in the South African Republic. It got the name Allnatt[3] after one of its owners, Major Alfred Ernest Allnatt. The diamond was sold for a little more than $3 million at Christie's auction in Geneva in May 1996. |
Allnatt Diamond |
| Amarillo Starlight | 16.37 | 7.54 | colorless | United States of America | The largest diamond found by a park visitor in the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas since 1972, when it was established as a state park. It was found by W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas in 1975 and was a 16.37 carats (3.27 g) white diamond, but it has since been cut into a 7.54 carats (1,510 mg) marquise shape. | — |
| Amsterdam Diamond | 33.74 | black | Africa | A 33.74 carat (6.748 g) pear-shaped black diamond which sold for $352,000 in 2001. | — |
| Archduke Joseph | 78.54 | 76.02 | colorless | India | 21.4M}}.[4] | — |
| Argyle Pink Jubilee | 12.76 | 8.01 | pink | Australia | Argyle Pink Jubilee[5] is the largest pink diamond ever found in Australia weighing 12.76 carats. The diamond was found in Western Australia in Argyle Mine who is the largest producer of pink diamonds in the world. | — |
| Ashberg Diamond | 102.48 | amber | South Africa | 102.48|carat|g}} | — |
| Aurora Butterfly of Peace | Russia South Africa Brazil Australia | A display of 240 fancy-colored diamonds. |
The 240 diamonds |
| Aurora Pyramid of Hope | A display of 296 diamonds of natural colors. |
The 296 diamonds |
| Beau Sancy | 34.98 | colorless | India | 34.98|carat|g|adj=on}}[6] pear-shaped diamond, which sold for US $10 million in 2012.[7] Not to be confused with the Sancy. |
Beau Sancy |
| Black Orlov | 67.5 | black | India | 67.50|carat|g|adj=on}} cushion-cut black diamond, also called the Eye of Brahma Diamond. | — |
| Blue Moon of Josephine Diamond | 29.6 | 12.03 | blue | South Africa | Found in the Cullinan mine in 2014, cushion-shaped, and originally named the 'Blue Moon' diamond. Purchased for a record breaking 48.6 million Swiss francs (US48.4 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva on 11 November 2015 by the Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau. He renamed it "The Blue Moon of Josephine" in honor of his daughter. The previous day he had bought the 'Sweet Josephine' diamond for her.[8][9] | — |
| Briolette of India | 90.38 | colorless | India (See article) | 90.38|carat|g}} - Cut by Cartier around 1910. | — |
| Centenary Diamond | 599 | 273.85 | colorless | South Africa | 273.85|carat|g}}, modified heart-shaped brilliant, the world's former largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond (until a 163.41ct grade D, flawless diamond was sold by Christies in 2017 in a necklace designed by De Grisogono). | — |
| Chloe Diamond | 84.37 | colorless | Angola | Sold in November 2007 at Sotheby's in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the Guess clothing line for 18.2 million SFr, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction.[10] | — |
| Cora Sun-Drop Diamond | 110.03 | yellow | South Africa | Largest known pear-shape fancy vivid yellow diamond, found in South-Africa[11][12] | — |
| Creator[1][2] | 298.48 | colored | Russia | Found in a placer mining factory in the Lower Lena River area, Yakutia, in 2004. It is the third largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR and is currently kept (as of 2016) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin.) | — |
| Cross of Asia | 280 | 79.12 | yellow | South Africa | 280|carat|g|adj=on}} crystal. The first cut was to {{convert|142|carat|g}}; it was then cut three more times until, in 1993, it was a {{convert|79.12|carat|g}} radiant-cut with table facets that resemble a Maltese cross.[13] | — |
| Cullinan Diamond | 3106.75 | various | colorless | South Africa | Discovered in 1905, the Cullinan is, at 3106.75 carats (621.35 g), the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found. It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g), both of which are now part of the British Crown Jewels. |
Nine of the diamonds |
| Cullinan I | 3106.75 | 530.4 | colorless | South Africa | The largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan I or Great Star of Africa with weight of 530.4 carats it is the second largest cut diamond in the world. Currently located in the head of the Sceptre of the British Crown Jewels British Royal family. | |
| Cullinan II | 3106.75 | 317.4 | colorless | South Africa | The second largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan II or Second Star of Africa with weight of 317.4 carats is also one of the largest cut diamonds in the world. As Cullinan I, it is also in the British crown jewels located in the Imperial State Crown British Royal family. | — |
| Cullinan III | 3106.75 | 94.4 | colorless | South Africa | The third largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan III or Lesser Star of Africa with weight of 94.4 carats is also part of the British crown jewels British Royal family. No longer mounted in any of the crowns, it is frequently worn in combination with Cullinan IV as a brooch | — |
| Daria-i-Noor | 182 | pink | India | 182|carat|g}}, originally from India but now part of Iranian Crown Jewels. Its exact weight is not known; {{convert|182|carat|g}} is an estimate. |
The Daria-i-Noor |
| Deepdene | 104.52 | yellow | South Africa | 104.52|carat|g}}. | — |
| DeYoung Red Diamond | 5.03 | brownish-red | South Africa | 5.03|carat|g}}, the third-largest known red diamond GIA graded as the FANCY DARK REDDISH BROWN, was bought in a flea market on a hatpin by Sidney deYoung a prominent Boston estate jewelry merchant. It was donated by him to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. | |
| Dresden Green Diamond | 41 | green | India | 41|carat|g|adj=on}} antique pear-shaped brilliant - its color is the result of natural irradiation |
Dresden Green (glass replica) |
| Earth Star Diamond | 111.59 | brown | South Africa | 111.59|carat|g|adj=on}} pear-shaped diamond with a strong coffee-like brown color. | — |
| Empress Eugénie (diamond) | 52 | Brazil | 52|carat|g|adj=on}} antique pear-shaped brilliant with an odd, random facet pattern | — |
| Esperanza Diamond | 8.52 | 4.602 | D IF | United States of America | Discovered in 2015, it is the 5th largest diamond ever discovered at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas Identified as a Type IIa crystal, the 8.52 carat diamond was cut and polished by Mike Botha into a custom-designed 4.605 carat Triolette shape during a week long event in North Little Rock and was graded a D IF, 0 Polish & 0 Symmetry by the American Gem Society Laboratories- making it the most valuable American diamond. |
Esperanza Diamond |
| Eureka Diamond | 21.25 | 10.73 | yellow-brown | South Africa | 21.25|carat|g|adj=on}} stone (before cutting) resulting in a finished diamond {{convert|10.73|carat|g}} | — |
| Excelsior Diamond | 970 | various | colorless | South Africa | The largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan at {{convert|970|carat|g}}, it was later cut into 10 pieces of various sizes (13–68 carats) | — |
| Florentine Diamond | 137.27 | yellow | India | A lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g). |
Florentine Diamond (glass replica) |
| Fortuna Diamond | 26.29 | colourless | India | A cushion-shaped diamond set into a pendant with a 0.75ct Argyle pink diamond, and 4.5 carats of Argyle pinks. The stone has been given a name to fit its history, rarity and setting – the Fortuna Diamond. Classified as a Type 2A[14] with a colour grade of I and clarity grade of VVS2.[15]
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| French Blue (or Tavernier Blue before its cut) | ≈112 | 69 | blue | India | (Lost during French Revolution) Largest blue diamond allegedly discovered up to this date before its cut, it was faceted by Jean Pittan to be the main French Crown Jewel. Lost, and then almost certainly cut into the Hope Diamond. | — |
| Golden Eye Diamond | 43.51 | yellow | South Africa | A large, radiant-cut fancy intense yellow diamond (43.5 carats). | — |
| Golden Jubilee Diamond | 755.5 | 545.67 | yellow-brown | South Africa | The Unnamed Brown as originally named, the Golden Jubilee[16] is the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g), outweighing Cullinan I by 15.27 carats | — |
| Graff Pink | 24.78 | pink | India | 24.78|carat|g|adj=on}} A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond and, until the sale of the Sweet Josephine diamond in November 2015, it was the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction. Previously owned by Harry Winston and an unnamed private collector, and bought by Laurence Graff (November 2010).[17] |
| Great Chrysanthemum Diamond | 104.15 | orange-brown | South Africa | 104.15|carat|g}} | — |
| Great Mogul Diamond | ≈780 | 280 | India | 280|carat|g|adj=on}} mogul-cut diamond, now lost, although presumed by historians to have been re-cut as the Orlov. |
Great Mogul Diamond (replica) |
| Gruosi Diamond | 115.34 | black | India | 115.34|carat|g}}. | — |
| Heart of Eternity Diamond | 27.64 | blue | South Africa | 27.64|carat|g}}. | — |
| Hope Diamond | ≈112 | 45.52 | blue | India | 45.52|carat|g}}, is a Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue diamond and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond. Part of the Smithsonian Collection. |
The Hope Diamond |
| Hortensia Diamond | 20 | peach | India | Peach (slightly orangey pink) color, formerly part of the French Crown Jewels. Displayed in the Louvre. | — |
| Incomparable Diamond | 890 | 407.48 | brownish-yellow | Democratic Republic of Congo | A brownish-yellow diamond of 407.48 carats (81.496 g) cut from an 890 carat (178 g) rough diamond of the same name - it appeared on eBay in 2002. Internally Flawless clarity. Several other smaller diamonds were also cut from the crystal. | — |
| Jacob Diamond | 184.5 | colorless | India | Cushion cut weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g) also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond. | — |
| The Jane Seymour | 2.08 | blue | Russia | Cushion cut weighing 2.08 carats (416 mg) | — |
| Jones Diamond | 34.48 | blueish-white | United States of America | 34.48|carat|g}}, found in West Virginia by the Jones family. Also known as the Punch Jones Diamond. | — |
| Jubilee Diamond | 245.3 | colorless | South Africa | 245.35|carat|g}}. | — |
| Lesedi La Rona | 1111 | colorless | Botswana | Found in Botswana in 2015, at 222 g this is the second-largest gem-quality diamond ever found. | |
| Kazanjian Red Diamond | 35 | 5.05 | brownish-red | South Africa | A {{convert|5.05|carat|g|adj=on}} Emerald-cut red diamond formerly known simply as "Red Diamond". This is the second-largest known red diamond. It was cut from a {{convert|35|carat|g|adj=on}} piece of boart discovered near Lichtenburg, South Africa. It reappeared in 2007 after a 37-year absence from sight, and was purchased by Kazanjian Brothers Inc. | — |
| Koh-i-Noor | est. 793 | 105.6 | colorless | India | A 105.6 carat (21.6 g) white of Indian origin, with a long and turbulent history and a good deal of legend surrounding it. After belonging to Kakatiya, Delhi Sultante, Mughal, Persian, Afghan and Sikh rulers, it was surrendered in the 1849 Treaty of Lahore to Queen Victoria. It was recut from 191 ct, to its current size, and is now part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. |
Koh-i-noor (replica) |
| Koi Diamond | 32+ | white, orange and various | Congo | The colors of this sole and unique 32+ carat diamond evokes the well-known Koi fish legend and sacred symbolism cherished by East Asians. The graduations of color of white, orange, light yellow, darkblue and black colors in this diamond are reminiscent of ancient Chinese brush painting. The Koi Diamond has been certified by the GIA (Gemological Institute Of America). |
The Koi Diamond |
| Lesotho 910 carat diamond | 910 | D (colorless) Type IIa | Lesotho | Initial estimated value $40 million.[18][19] | — |
| Lesotho Brown | 601 | various | pale brown | Lesotho | 601|carat|g}} with the largest stone {{convert|71.73|carat|g}} after cutting. | — |
| Lesotho Promise | 603 | 75 | colorless | Lesotho | 603|carat|g}}, although the largest diamond after the cutting was {{convert|75|carat|g}}. | — |
| Martian Pink | 12.04 | pink | South Africa | Named by American jeweler Ronald Winston in 1976. Sold by auction in May 2012 for US $17 million, "the largest round fancy intense pink diamond to ever go under the hammer", according to Christie's.[20][21][22] | — |
| Millennium Star | 777 | 203.04 | colorless | Democratic Republic of Congo | 203.04|carat|g}} is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. | — |
| Moon of Baroda | 24.04 | yellow | India | [23] is pear-shape {{convert>24.04|carat|g}} diamond and it was discovered in Vadodara (Baroda) in India. | — |
| Moussaieff Red Diamond | 13 | 5.11 | red | Brazil | 5.11|carat|g}}. | — |
| Nassak Diamond | 43.38 | blue-white | India | 43.38|carat|g}}, previously a triangular brilliant of about 80 carats. | — |
| Nizam Diamond | 340 | colorless | India | 340|carat|g}}. Possibly a large colorless topaz. Whereabouts unknown. | — |
| Noor-ol-Ain Diamond | 60 | pink | India | 60|carat|g}} originally from India but now part of the Iranian crown jewels. |
Noor-ol-Ain |
| Ocean Dream Diamond | 5.51 | blue-green | Central Africa | 5.51|carat|g}}. | — |
| Oppenheimer Blue | 14.62 | blue | South Africa | At the time of its sale in May 2016, it became the most expensive diamond in the world, selling for $50.6m (£34.7m). |
| Oppenheimer Diamond | 253.7 | yellow | South Africa | 253.7|carat|g}}. |
Oppenheimer Diamond |
| Orlov | 190 | colorless | India | 190|carat|g}}. |
Orlov |
| Paragon | 137.82 | colorless | Brazil | A shield-shaped diamond of 137.82 carats.[24] | — |
| Pigot Diamond | 100 (est.) | 47.38 | colorless | India | A oval brilliant, once the largest diamond in England. Sold by lottery in 1801, auctioned by Christie's in 1802, current whereabouts unknown although a popular legend is that it was destroyed. | — |
| Pink Legacy | 18.96 | pink | South Africa | The world's largest Fancy Vivid Pink. Sold by Christies on 13 November 2018, for 50.3 million Swiss francs ($50 million, £38.5 million), to Harry Winston, who renamed it the Winston Pink Legacy. Found in a South African mine around 100 years ago and has likely not been altered since it was first cut (rectangular cut) in 1920, and once owned by the Oppenheimer family, who ran De Beers.[25] | — |
| Pink Star | 132.50 | 59.60 | pink | Africa | 59.60|carat|g}}. Formerly known as the Steinmetz Pink, and the Pink Star.[26] Auctioned in Geneva by Sotheby's in 2013 for $83.187 million[27] | — |
| Polar Star Diamond | 41.28 | colorless | - | 41.28|carat|g}}. | — |
| Portuguese Diamond | 127.01 | pale yellow | Brazil | 127|carat|g|adj=on}} antique emerald cut with a pale yellow body color and very strong blue fluorescence. Part of the Smithsonian's collection. |
Portugueses Diamond |
| Premier Rose Diamond | 137.0 | colorless | South Africa | 137.02-carat (27.4 g) stone cut from a 353.9-carat (70.8 g) rough gem of the same name. | — |
| Princie Diamond | . | 34.65 | pink | India | Antique cushion-cut, fancy intense pink, natural color, VS2 clarity, type IIa, displays bright orangey-red fluorescence when exposed to ultraviolet light (G.I.A.'s lab data);[28][29] discovered 300 years ago in the Golconda mines[30] |
| Pumpkin Diamond | 5.54 | orange | Central African Republic | Perhaps the largest fancy vivid orange diamond (5.54 carats), modified cushion-shaped brilliant. | — |
| Raven Diamond | 12.78 | black | - | Trilliant cut black diamond purchased in 2011. The Raven is currently in a private collection in upstate NY. |
Raven Diamond |
| Regent Diamond | 410 | 140.64 | white with pale blue | India | 140.64|carat|g}}, is cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the Louvre. |
Regent Diamond (1907 drawing) |
| Sancy | 55.23 | pale yellow | India | 55.23|carat|g}}. |
Sancy (1907 drawing) |
| Sergio | 3150 | carbonado | State of Bahia (Brazil) | Largest carbonado and largest rough diamond ever found.[31][32][33] Found in 1895. | — |
| Shah Diamond | 88.7 | pale yellow | India | 88.7|carat|g}}. | — |
| Sierra Leone diamond | 706 | Sierra Leone | The discovery was made by Pastor Emmanuel Momoh in an artisanal mine in the village of Koyadu in eastern Kono district in 2017 | — |
| Skull Star Diamond | Pear-shaped pink diamond set in the forehead of Damien Hirst's For the Love of God sculpture. | — |
| Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond | 312 | black | Central African Republic | 312|carat|g}}, the world's largest cut black diamond. | — |
| Spoonmaker's Diamond | 86 | colorless | - | Circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. Also known as Kaşıkçı Elması | — |
| Star of the East | 95 | colorless | India (disputed) | A 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean of Washington, D.C., who also owned the Hope Diamond. It was also owned by King Farouk of Egypt, although he never settled the bill. | — |
| Star of Sierra Leone | 968.9 | various | colorless | Republic of Sierra Leone | 53.96|carat|g}}. |
Star of Sierra Leone |
| Star of South Africa | 83.5 | 47.69 | colorless | South Africa | 83.5|carat|g|adj=on}} rough diamond. The diamond is a D-color, pear-shaped stellar brilliant cut stone, weighing {{convert|47.69|carat|g}}. | — |
| Star of the Season | 100.10 | colorless | - | 100.10|carat|g|adj=on}} pear-shaped D-color, Internally Flawless stone. At $16,548,750 US it held the world record for the highest price paid for a diamond at auction until the sale of the Wittelsbach-Graff diamond in 2008. | — |
| Star of the South | 128.48 | light pinkish-brown | Brazil | Found in Brazil in 1853. Cartier is the last known owners of the diamond (mid-2000s). |
Star of the South (replica) |
| Strawn-Wagner Diamond | 3.03 | 1.09 | colorless | United States of America | 3.03|carat|g}} rough and {{convert|1.09|carat|g}} cut. On exhibit at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, where it was found in 1990. |
| Stuart or Holland Diamond | 39.75 | light blue-green | | Pear shaped rose cut diamond. Bought in 1690 as a rough stone by Queen Mary II Stuart, wife of King William of Orange. Therefor also referred to as the Holland diamond. Belongs to the Dutch Royal House. |
| Sweet Josephine Diamond | 16.08 | fancy vivid pink | | The largest cushion-shaped stone classified in the elite “fancy vivid” category to ever come to auction. Owned by an American family of 15 years, it was sold at auction in November 2015 to Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau, and renamed by him the 'Sweet Josephine' after his daughter.[34] The next day he bought the 'Blue Moon of Josephine' diamond for her.[35] |
| Taylor-Burton Diamond | 68 | colorless | South Africa | 68|carat|g}}. | — |
| Tereshchenko diamond | 42 | blue | India | 42|carat|g|adj=on}} antique pear brilliant cut. | Tereschenko |
| Tiffany Yellow Diamond | 280 | 128.54 | yellow | South Africa | 128.54|carat|g}}. |
Tiffany Yellow Diamond |
| The Symbolic Yellow Diamond | 114.63 | vivid yellow | South Africa | 114.63|carat|g}}. |
Symbolic Yellow |
| Uncle Sam | 40.23 | 12 | brown | United States of America | The largest discovered in the US, emerald-cut, M color (pale brown), VVS2 clarity. | — |
| Vargas diamond | 726.6 | various | blue-white | Brazil | Cut into 29 smaller diamonds. | — |
| Williamson pink diamond | 23.6 | pink | Tanzania | Given to Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding in 1947 and later set in a brooch. "The most famous pink diamond in the world" according to the BBC.[20] | — |
| Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond | 31.06 | blue | India | 31.06|carat|g}}, Fancy Deep Blue, cushion modified brilliant.[36] Was cut down from the 35.56 Wittelsbach Blue after being purchased in 2008.[36] At the time of the sale it was the highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction.[37] |
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond |
| Winston Pink Legacy | 18.96 | pink | Fancy Vivid Pink diamond, set price record for pink diamonds of 50.375 millions USD on 12th November 2018 by Harry Winston after five minutes of bidding at Christie's Geneva luxury sale Nov. 13 2018. |
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