Legends and mysteries in ancient jewelry

Blue Hope Diamond

The Blue Hope Diamond is one of the rarest and most expensive diamonds in the world. It is exceptional in its size and blue color.
The deep, resulting from the presence of the chemical element boron, emits a phosphorescent red light when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
Diamonds containing the element boron constitute 0.1% of all natural diamonds.
The diamond is valued at tens of millions of dollars and attracts a lot of attention. It is the most awarded art exhibit.
The second most visited in the world after the Mona Lisa, its history is intertwined with historical events and it is
Surrounded by beauty, legends and mystery.

Its weight when mined was 112 carats, today after being polished several times, its weight stands at 45.52.
Cart and it is on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington.
Over the years, it has been polished and shaped several times, to enhance its beauty and its integration into various jewelry.
The diamond was discovered in the mid-17th century in the Kollur mine, Guntur district, India, and was purchased/stolen by the merchant
The Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. He sold it in 1668-69 to King Louis XIV, who gave it the nickname:
"The Blue Diamond of the Crown".

In 1678, Louis XIV ordered the court jeweler SIEUR PITAU to polish the diamond and weigh it.
It weighed 67.12 carats and was set in a tie pin worn by the king at royal ceremonies.
In 1749, his successor, Louis XV, ordered the court jeweler to set the diamond in a magnificent piece of jewelry – a fleece ornament.
The gold. The decoration incorporated 83 red diamonds, 112 yellow diamonds and a 107-carat spinel.
Which looks like a dragon breathing flames of fire and its mouth is a blue diamond.