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Petra has also recovered and sold two further special diamonds from the Cullinan mine post Year end, being a 342.92 carat white stone and an 18.30 carat blue stone for a total upfront payment of US$13.5 million, as well as retaining a 50% interest in the profit uplift of the polished proceeds of both diamonds, after costs.
The stone is pear-shaped with 74 facets. The diamond was actually part of the largest diamond crystal ever: the Cullinan diamond of 3,106.75. This stone was found in 1905 in Transvaal, South Africa during an inspection tour of the Premier Mine. Mr. Joseph Asscher of Amsterdam tugged the Cullinan. But only after he had examined the huge diamond ...
28 de out. de 2018 · This is known as the Cullinan I and is also called the Great Star of Africa. It is set in the Imperial Sceptre and is on display at the Tower of London. The second stone, Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, was then the second-largest cut stone in the world at 317.4 carats and is set in the Imperial State Crown.
October 1908. RCIN 2800279. The nine numbered stones cut from the Cullinan Diamond. The two largest gems, Cullinan I and II, were formally presented to King Edward VII at Windsor Castle on 21 November 1909. They were temporarily mounted as a brooch for Queen Alexandra before being incorporated into the regalia after King Edward VII's death.
Following the Cullinan’s discovery, the compa-ny displayed the great diamond at the Standard Bank in Johannesburg. An estimated 8,000–9,000 onlookers crowded the building to view it, though the company had issued only 3,000 visitor passes. The local newspaper, the Transvaal Leader, referred to the stone as the “Cullinan Diamond” in
25 de jun. de 2020 · The World's Greatest Diamond - The Story of the Recent Finding of the Enormous "Cullinan" Stone of 3024.75 Carats, W.G. Fitz-Gerald, American Magazine, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 424-429, (1907). A history of the Premier mine is given, including its purchase and initial development by Thomas Cullinan beginning in 1902, as well as the details of the discovery of the Cullinan diamond on January 25, 1905.
6 de mai. de 2023 · And so, the Cullinan diamond remains wrapped in the timeline of colonial history, which raises the question of whether the cuts of it should return to the land where the original stone was found.
