The Story of the Taylor-Burton Diamond

The Taylor-Burton Diamond is a 69.42-carat pear-shape diamond that was made famous when actor Richard Burton bought it for his wife Elizabeth Taylor in 1969 for $1,100,000.

It was cut from a rough diamond weighing 240.80 carats which was found in the Premier Mine, Transvaal, South Africa in 1966.  It was purchased and cut by Harry Winston.  This is a D-color Flawless stone.

In 1967, Harry Winston sold the diamond to Mrs. Harriet Annenberg Ames, who two years later sent it to Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York to be auctioned with the understanding that it could be named by the buyer.

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The Spirit of de Grisogono is the Largest Black Diamond in the World

At 312.24 carats (62.45 g), the Spirit of de Grisogono is the largest cut black diamond in the world and the fifth largest diamond overall in the world.  It is set in a white gold mounting filled with 702 white diamonds which total 36.69 carats (7.34 g).

It was named after the Swiss jeweler de Grisogono, founded by Fawaz Gruosi, who was the first jeweler to specialize in black diamond jewelry and watches.  He also cut the Gruosi Diamond, which is the largest heart-shaped black diamond in the world.  It weighs 312.24 carats.

The Spirit of de Grisogono diamond was originally mined in west central Africa and had a rough weight of 587 carats (117 g).  It was then cut using the mogul diamond-cutting technique which was originally developed in India.    The entire process from studying the cut design to doing the actual cut took more than one year.  It is now privately owned.

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