Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 43. — The Nassac- The Nassak or Nassac is a diamond of a triangular lOO PRECIOUS STONES. form, with curved facettes, belonging to the Mar-quis of Westminster, who had it cut into its presentform. It weighs 78^ carats, and is estimated atabout $i48,ocxD. The country that is most rich in diamonds atpresent is Russia. Besides special collections of diamonds in thetreasury of this empire, there are three crowns ofwhich they form the sole jewels. The first, that ofIvan Alexiowitch, contains S81 ; that of Peter theGreat, 847; and that
Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 43. — The Nassac- The Nassak or Nassac is a diamond of a triangular lOO PRECIOUS STONES. form, with curved facettes, belonging to the Mar-quis of Westminster, who had it cut into its presentform. It weighs 78^ carats, and is estimated atabout $i48,ocxD. The country that is most rich in diamonds atpresent is Russia. Besides special collections of diamonds in thetreasury of this empire, there are three crowns ofwhich they form the sole jewels. The first, that ofIvan Alexiowitch, contains S81 ; that of Peter theGreat, 847; and that of Catherine the Great, Fig. 44.—The Orlow. Among the large diamonds in Russia the mostremarkable is the Orlow. It weighs 193 has, as is shown by Fig. 44, the form of a halfegg. It is one of the ornaments of the imperialsceptre. This beautiful diamond was originally from formed for a century and a half one of the eyes
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