Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 49.—The Pasha of Egypt. Egypt possesses a very beautiful brilliant of 40carats, which bears the name of the Pasha ofEgypt It cost $136,200. In Holland there is a diamond ot 36 carats, esti- I06 PRECIOUS STONES. mated at $48,360 ; and one in the treasury ofDresden that weighs 31J^ carats. A black diamond was sold by M. Bapst to LouisXVIII. for the sum of $44^4, but it was never de-livered. Its colour was a very dark brown, and ithad a remarkable Fig. 50.—The Blue Diamond of Mr. Hope. A precious stone without a rival is t
Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 49.—The Pasha of Egypt. Egypt possesses a very beautiful brilliant of 40carats, which bears the name of the Pasha ofEgypt It cost $136,200. In Holland there is a diamond ot 36 carats, esti- I06 PRECIOUS STONES. mated at $48,360 ; and one in the treasury ofDresden that weighs 31J^ carats. A black diamond was sold by M. Bapst to LouisXVIII. for the sum of $44^4, but it was never de-livered. Its colour was a very dark brown, and ithad a remarkable Fig. 50.—The Blue Diamond of Mr. Hope. A precious stone without a rival is the blue dia-mond of Mr. Hope. Its weight is 44^ carats, andits colour is the blue of the most beautiful sapphire,added to an adamantine lustre of the utmost bril-liancy. It was purchased for $83,700, but com-petent judges declare that it is worth more. ENGRAVING UPON THE DIAMOND. Notwithstanding its wonderful hardness, the dia-mond has been engraved. In the Paris Exhibition of 1867, in the Italiansection, an engraved diamond was exhibited. It
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