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Throughout history, dazzling and high-value jewelry pieces have always generated a lot of buzz. Gorgeous gems just have a way of instigating conflicts and rumors. Every diamond has a deep, rich past, but some stones have
Precious stones like the Cullinan Diamond, the Tiffany Diamond, and the Koh-i-noor Diamond have troubled histories.
Flipping through the pages of history in search of such tales
Thailand's relations with Saudi Arabia were blighted for three decades by a fabled missing gemstone that probably never even existed
30 Apr 2021, 20:42 BST Louis XV’s Order of the Golden Fleece was one of the most lavish pieces of jewellery ever made. A replica created in 2010 based on an illustration gives a sense of its majesty. Containing famous stones like the French Blue and the Côte de Bretagne, it was stolen in 1792 and dismantled. Many of its components were lost, but the fate of others is known: The Côte de Bretagne was recovered and is held at the Louvre, and the French Blue is known today as the Hope Diamond. Photograph by MANUEL COHEN/AURIMAGES Known by awed gemologists simply as “the Blue,” the world...