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Passed, we are officially in the christmas shopping season. and if you are thinking of getting a bobble for your loved one we have something to put you in the right spirit. here is our power play of the week. a beautiful thing to look at. the history is mysterious and intriguing. jeffrey post is curator and talking about the hope diamond. blue diamonds have been rare and so it is hard to lose a blue diamond in history. chris: in the 1600s the french gem merchant found it in india and sold it to king louis xiv. it was one of his featured gemstones. chris: during the french revolution it was stolen and ended up in the collection of king george iv of england. ....
By 1839 british bankers henry phillip hope owned it and gave it his name. omaha bank noonly now the 69-carat diamond was 45.5-carats. we believe it was recut to disguise so that it could now be resold. chris: the smithsonian did computer modeling to show the hope diamond fits inside the french blue which fits inside the original gem. in 1912, famed jeweler pierre cartier sold it to washington socialite for $180,000 plus diamond she s traded and cartier seems to have invented a curse to go with it. wore it everywhere. hard to find a picture of are her after she purchased the diamond in which she is not wearing the diamond. chris: gem merchant harry winston donated the hope diamond to the museum in 1958 where it now sits in a glass ....
Phillip hope owned it and gave it his name. omaha bank noonly now the 69-carat diamond was 45.5-carats. we believe it was recut to disguise so that it could now be resold. chris: the smithsonian did computer modeling to show the hope diamond fits inside the french blue which fits inside the original gem. in 1912, famed jeweler pierre cartier sold it to washington socialite for $180,000 plus diamond she s traded and cartier seems to have invented a curse to go with it. wore it everywhere. hard to find a picture of are her after she purchased the diamond in which she is not wearing the diamond. chris: gem merchant harry winston donated the hope diamond to the museum in 1958 where it now sits in a glass ....
Passed, we are officially in the christmas shopping season. and if you are thinking of getting a bobble for your loved one we have something to put you in the right spirit. here is our power play of the week. a beautiful thing to look at. the history is mysterious and intriguing. jeffrey post is curator and talking about the hope diamond. blue diamonds have been rare and so it is hard to lose a blue diamond in history. chris: in the 1600s the french gem merchant found it in india and sold it to king louis xiv. it was one of his featured gemstones. chris: during the french revolution it was stolen and ended up in the collection of king george iv of england. by 1839 british bankers henry ....