Diamonds Collection (page 10)

The Lord Mayors Jewel, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayors Jewel, 1844. Ceremonial jewellery of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. The jewel contains, in the centre, the City arms, cut " in cameo", of a delicate blue

A Memorial of the Marriage of H. R. H. Albert Edward Prince of Wales and H. R. H
A Memorial of the Marriage of H.R.H. Albert Edward Prince of Wales and H.R.H. Alexandra, Princess of Denmark, 1863. [Parure of Diamonds and Pearls...The Gift of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales]

Dress Watch in Gift BoX Date: 1948

Sailors swab the decks after refuelling their ship
Sailors, many in bare feet, clean the decks after coal has been put into the hold. Coal was known by the sailors as black diamonds

ROUGH DIAMONDS
Rough diamonds on a table in South Africa. Date: 1930s

GRADING DIAMONDS
Diamonds are graded in South Africa Date: 1930s

Advert for Parisian Diamond Company 1886
Selection of womens finest jewellery in diamonds and pearl designs. Date: 1896

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Italy, Lazio, Rome, Via del Condotti, Exterior of the Cartier jewellers shop

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England, London, The City, 30 St MAry Axe, detail of the the Gherkin building

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England, London, The City, 30 St Mary Axe, detail of the the Gherkin building

Map of Taverniers Travels in Europe, Persia, Turkey, 17th century. Creator: Anonymous master
Map of Taverniers Travels in Europe, Persia, Turkey, 17th century. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Illustrated London News - Diamond Chart Election Map: The Position of the Parties - also featuring politica thermometers ! Date: 1910

Diamond polishing, Jaipur, India
A man squats on the floor by the window of his Jaipur workshop and polishes diamonds with a hand powered cutting machine Date: 1987

The two of diamonds as a basis for a comic minstrel, 1910. Creator: A Hogg
The two of diamonds as a basis for a comic minstrel, 1910. Transformation playing card with a man in a tall hat drawn around the diamonds

Barbara of Portugal or Braganza (oil on canvas) (detail)
3471103 Barbara of Portugal or Braganza (oil on canvas) (detail) by Van Loo, Louis Michel (1707-1771); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Diamond ice chards from calving icebergs on black sand beach at Jokulsarlon in south Iceland

The Orlov diamond (from the Imperial Sceptre of Russian Empress Catherine the Great), 17th century. Found in the Collection of The Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation, Moscow

Portrait of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, 18th century. Private Collection

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689), c. 1680. Found in the Collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Diamonds. Above right - Great Mogul Diamond. From Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales et autres by J.B. Tavenier, ca 1698. Found in the Collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Female Face Pendant, 1897-1898. Found in the collection of Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon

The Imperial Crown of Catherine II the Great. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689), 1688. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Order of Saint Patrick, Grand Masters set of insignia. Private Collection

Badge of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, c. 1800. Artist: Orders, decorations and medals
Badge of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, c. 1800. Private Collection

Catherine IIs Monogram for the Maids of Honour, Between 1775 and 1780. Artist: Orders, decorations and medals
Catherine IIs Monogram for the Maids of Honour, Between 1775 and 1780. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Brooch, Third Quarter of 19th cen. Artist: Froberger, Johann Karl August, Manufacture (1817-1898)
Brooch, Third Quarter of 19th cen. Found in the collection of State United Museum Centre in the Kremlin, Moscow

Pendant-Brooch, Between 1899 and 1908. Artist: Russian Master, Factory Faberge
Pendant-Brooch, Between 1899 and 1908. Found in the collection of State United Museum Centre in the Kremlin, Moscow

A fashionably dressed couple with a diamond ring, c. 1620-1630. Found in the Collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Badge of the Order of Saint Anna with Diamonds, Late 18th cent Artist: Orders, decorations and medals
Badge of the Order of Saint Anna with Diamonds, Late 18th cent.. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Queen of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Jack of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

10 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

9 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

8 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

7 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

6 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

5 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

2 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

4 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

3 of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

The Great Mogul

The diamond ring Marie de Medici. Artist: West European Applied Art
The diamond ring Marie de Medici. From a private collection

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Tavernier in Oriental Dress, 1681. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Tavernier in Oriental Dress, 1681. From a private collection

The Empress Josephine Tiara, c. 1890. Artist: Holmstrom, August (1829-1903)
The Empress Josephine Tiara, c. 1890. Found in the collection of Houston Museum of Natural Science

A diamond tiara belonging to the Romanov dynasty
Diamond tiara, once belonging to the Empress Marie Fedorovna. Part of a sale of Russian state jewels sold at auction at Christie Manson and Woods auction house in 1927. 1927

Diamond mining in German south west Africa (now Namibia). Date: circa 1910

Crown for Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), Coronation 19
The crown for Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI, to wear at the 1937 Coronation based on a Victorian circlet and including the Koh-i-Noor diamond

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