Starting January 28th, the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond, which is a rare deep blue diamond weighing in at 31.06 carats, will go on display at the National Museum of Natural History. The rare gem is said to be from the same famous mine in India that the Hope Diamond was harvested from.
This gorgeous diamond that any girl could only hope for in their collection is said to have indeed had a female owner. The daughter of Philip IV of Spain was given this diamond when she became engaged to Emperor Leopold I of Austria. I guess the age old saying, “Something borrowed, something blue…” was alive and well even back in 1664.
The internally flawless diamond previously weighed in at 35.56 carats, however through re-polishing to bring out the color by its owner Laurence Graff, the stone’s weight decreased. The Gemological Institute of America has noted the rare diamond to be "the largest, Flawless, Fancy Deep Blue, Natural Color we have graded to date…" I wonder if Infanta Margarita Teresa realized what a very lucky girl she was when this was in her possession.
Posted by Pierce Mattie on January 25, 2010 11:58 AM
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