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Monday, January 28, 2013

British Royal Jewels: Cullinan V Brooch (The Heart-Shaped Diamond)

Cullinan V was one among the Cullinan diamonds given to Queen Mary by the Government and People of South Africa in memory of the Inauguration of the Union in June 1910.
Cullinan V Brooch (The Heat-Shaped Diamond Brooch)
Cullinan V Brooch (The Heat-Shaped Diamond Brooch)
The unusual heart-shaped stone is the sixth of the numbered stones from the great Cullinan diamond. It weighs 18.8 carats and is mounted in a fine radiating platinum web, in symmetrically scrolling and foliate millegrain and pavé-set brilliant border.