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FAMOUS DIAMONDS "PASHA OF EGYPT"

FAMOUS DIAMONDS "PASHA OF EGYPT" The diamond takes its name from Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848), Viceroy of Egypt under Ottoman rule. He purchased the gem for £28,000. The London jeweller, Emanuel,...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS "PASHA OF EGYPT"

FAMOUS DIAMONDS "PASHA OF EGYPT" The diamond takes its name from Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848), Viceroy of Egypt under Ottoman rule. He purchased the gem for £28,000. The London jeweller, Emanuel,...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - KASIKCI

FAMOUS DIAMONDS KASIKCI Few cities occupy such a strategic position as Istanbul. From the Western point of view it represents the gateway to the East; from the Eastern point of...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - KASIKCI

FAMOUS DIAMONDS KASIKCI Few cities occupy such a strategic position as Istanbul. From the Western point of view it represents the gateway to the East; from the Eastern point of...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS 'IDOL'S EYE'

FAMOUS DIAMONDS 'IDOL'S EYE' The various published accounts of the early history of the 'Idol's Eye' are worthy of being included in A Thousand and One Nights; unfortunately for the...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS 'IDOL'S EYE'

FAMOUS DIAMONDS 'IDOL'S EYE' The various published accounts of the early history of the 'Idol's Eye' are worthy of being included in A Thousand and One Nights; unfortunately for the...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - PORTUGUESE

FAMOUS DIAMONDS PORTUGUESE Diamonds were discovered in Brazil in 1725, and for the next hundred years the Portuguese monarchs derived great wealth from the country by establishing a royal right...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - PORTUGUESE

FAMOUS DIAMONDS PORTUGUESE Diamonds were discovered in Brazil in 1725, and for the next hundred years the Portuguese monarchs derived great wealth from the country by establishing a royal right...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - 'RED DIAMOND'

FAMOUS DIAMONDS 'RED DIAMOND' Among diamonds of unusual colour those of a red hue are extremely rare. Edwin Streeter related that he had bought one weighing just a carat which...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - 'RED DIAMOND'

FAMOUS DIAMONDS 'RED DIAMOND' Among diamonds of unusual colour those of a red hue are extremely rare. Edwin Streeter related that he had bought one weighing just a carat which...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - STAR OF THE EAST

                                                          FAMOUS...

FAMOUS DIAMONDS - STAR OF THE EAST

                                                          FAMOUS...