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Dresden Diamond
41 carats, most likely from India. This pear shaped green diamond's early history is not known. In around 1700 it was in the possession of August the Strong, Duke of Saxony. Kept in the Green Hall in Dresden, hence it's name.
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Generally considered to be the only diamond that approaches the Hope for rarity and value, the Dresden diamond was owned by the royal house of Saxony in the 1700s. It weighs 40.
Dresden, who made the original purchase of the well-known English Dresden Diamond. In 1934, the potentate's son told Robert M.
 See also: Birthstone, Jewel, Necklace, Clarity, Size
  
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