Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 46.—The Shah. they confided to him the care of the temple. Hechose his time, and one stormy night carried offone of the diamonds; the other could not beforced from the socket. He fled to Madras, wherehe sold the stolen treasure to a captain of theEnglish navy for $9300. Conveyed to England itwas bought for $55,800 by a Jewish merchant,who sometime after sold it to Catherine H. for$418,500, and a pension for life of ;? 18,600. It was this famous stone that suggested WilkieCollins novel The Moonstone. I04 PRECIOUS STONES. Another
Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 46.—The Shah. they confided to him the care of the temple. Hechose his time, and one stormy night carried offone of the diamonds; the other could not beforced from the socket. He fled to Madras, wherehe sold the stolen treasure to a captain of theEnglish navy for $9300. Conveyed to England itwas bought for $55,800 by a Jewish merchant,who sometime after sold it to Catherine H. for$418,500, and a pension for life of ;? 18,600. It was this famous stone that suggested WilkieCollins novel The Moonstone. I04 PRECIOUS STONES. Another beautiful Russian diamond is called theShah : it belonged once to the ancient monarchs of. Fig. 47.—The Polar Star. Persia. It is of very excellent water, and weighs 95carats. Fig. 46 shows the peculiar form of thisbeautiful stone. The third great Russian diamond is the Moonof the Mountain. It was bought for 50,000 piastres
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