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Nassak Diamond

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decision, the court determined that the unset 78.625 carats (15,725.0 mg) Nassak Diamond was not an artistic antiquity and was suitable for use in manufacture of jewellery. In particular, the court said that the 1930 Nassak Diamond was nothing more than "a large diamond, cut in an ordinary way." As a result, the importer owed an ad valorem tax of 20% of the diamond's value under
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Prior to the outcome of the lawsuit, the insured diamond was valued between US$ 400,000 and $ 500,000 (allowing for inflation, this would now be $ 7.3 million and $ 9.12 million). At the time the lawsuit was pending, imported diamonds that were cut and suitable for use in the manufacture of
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acquired the Nassak Diamond in 1940 in Paris, France and recut it to its present flawless 43.38 carats (8.676 g) emerald-cut shape. Winston sold the diamond to a New York jewellery firm in 1942. Mrs. William B. Leeds of New York received the gem in 1944 as a sixth anniversary present and wore it
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recut of the Nassak Diamond. In reality the diamond was nowhere near this blue, being a white Type IIa classic Golconda diamond. The term "blue-white" is often used to describe these diamonds but in reality alongside a modern D-color diamond it would have had an extremely faint blue cast. Its cut was
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free, since the diamond was determined to be an artistic antiquity produced more than one hundred years prior to the date of importation. However, E. F. Bendler, an American wholesaler and dealer in diamonds and a rival of Mauboussin, filed a protest that resulted in a lawsuit to determine whether a
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In 1922, George Mauboussin had become the named partner of "Mauboussin, Successeur de Noury," a French jewellery house that traced its roots to its founding by M. Rocher in 1827. In March 1927, the Duke of Westminster used US importers Mayers, Osterwald & Muhlfeld to sell the diamond to Parisian
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tax of 20% its value. However, artistic antiquities produced more than one hundred years prior to the date of importation could be imported into the United States duty-free; that is to say, without having to pay a 20% tax. The final decision of the lawsuit was released on 4 June 1930. In that
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In 1930, the Nassak Diamond had a somewhat elongated triangle form with rounded corners. The depth of one side of the triangle was thicker than the other. The diamond was "without flaw, unusually brilliant, and so cut as to well display its clear, crystal brilliancy." While on exhibit at the
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The Nassak Diamond originated in the 15th century in India. Although the date of the original cutting is unknown, the original cutting was performed in India and had sacrificed everything to size while giving the diamond a form and appearance similar to that of the
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acquired the Nassak Diamond in Paris, France and recut it to its present flawless 43.38 carats (8.676 g) emerald cut shape. Winston sold the diamond to a New York jewellery firm in 1942. In 1944, Commander William Bateman Leeds Jr., millionaire son of
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in New York City. On 16 April 1970, the diamond was sold at auction for $ 500,000 (allowing for inflation, this would now be $ 3.92 million) to Edward J. Hand, a then 48-year-old trucking firm executive from
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gem laboratory to produce a Diamond Grading Report. In that same year, the Nassak Diamond was placed in the hands of J. & S.S. DeYoung, a then 100-year-old estate jewellery house located in New York. The
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In 1831, Rundell and Bridge sold the diamond to the Emanuel Brothers for about 7,200 pounds (today about £826,000). Six years later in 1837, the Emanuel Brothers sold the Nassak Diamond at a public sale to
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recut. A US court ruled in 1930 that the shown recut revealed nothing more than "a large diamond, cut in an ordinary way." These drawings are from Max Bauer's 1904 book "Precious Stones".
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and friend of George Mauboussin, purchased the diamond for his wife, Reflexion Olive Leeds (born Olive Hamilton), and gave it to her in a set ring as a sixth anniversary present.
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At the London diamond market, the Nassak Diamond was presented as an approximately 89 carats (17.8 g) diamond of great purity "but of bad form," having a somewhat
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The jewels displayed, out of the, Rome, New York and Geneva vaults of Bulgari, included the flawless and colorless 43 carats (8.6 g) emerald cut Nassak diamond
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at the end of October. To compound matters, the same gang of international robbers tried to steal the Nassak Diamond again in May 1930, but once again missed it.
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several years earlier. Six years later, the diamond was placed on display in November 1976 at a charity benefit as a means to attract donors to that benefit.
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jewellery store where the Nassak Diamond was being kept. However, the thieves missed finding the diamond because it was being stored in a soiled envelope.
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by an Aristocratic Maratha family. It was believed as an Divine eye of Lord Shiva and was adorned in Shivalinga around 15th C.E. From 1680 C.E. During
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The Nassak Diamond was imported into the United States in 1927, and was considered one of the 24 great diamonds of the world by 1930. American jeweller
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jeweller George Mauboussin, who was living in the United States at the time. Mauboussin's importation of the diamond into the United States was
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tax should be imposed on the diamond's entry into the United States. By November 1927, Mauboussin considered selling the diamond to friends of
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Entry:Famous diamond. Comments: 43.38 ct Nassak diamond submitted for examination. Lab notes volume: 11. No. 8. Issue: W 1964–1965. Page: 245
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in a ring. The Nassak Diamond was last sold at an auction in New York in 1970 to Edward J. Hand, a 48-year-old trucking firm executive from
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After the first robbery attempt, Mauboussin's jewellery firm opened a branch in New York City on 1 October 1929, only to be met by the
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of the Maratha war. The East India Company then sent the Nassak Diamond to England, to be sold on the London diamond market in 1818.
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Diamonds and Precious Stones: Their History, Value, and Distinguishing Characteristics. With Simple Tests for Their Identification
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When it reached Europe the "Nassak," which had been badly cut in India, presented very much the form and appearance of the "
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Rundell and Bridge held onto the diamond for the next 13 years. During that time, the jewellery firm instructed its
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Prince, who handed over the diamond to an English colonel named J. Briggs. In turn, Briggs delivered the diamond to
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In early April 1970, the diamond was rated one of the thirty great stones of the world and placed on display at
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As priests worshiped Shiva, the diamond eventually acquired its name from its long-term proximity to Nashik.
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Side view 13a, top view 13b, and bottom view 13c drawings of the Nassak Diamond as it appeared between the
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in 1818. Rundell and Bridge recut the diamond in 1818, after which it made its way into the
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The Book of Diamonds: Their History and Romance from Ancient India to Modern Times
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saved Shivalinga time to time. Later it became one of important temples in
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A Brief History of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
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Diamond Grading Report that came with the diamond indicated that it was
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jewellery, without actually being set as jewellery were subject to an
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diamond. According to local legends this diamond was donated to the
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that originated as a larger 89-carat diamond in the 15th century in
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G. Robert (Bob) Crowningshield evaluated the Nassak Diamond at the
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and originally cut in India, the diamond was the adornment in the
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Vectorized drawings of an 1876 sketch of the Nassak Diamond.
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The Great Diamonds of the World: Their History and Romance
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The dimension estimate was derived from GemCad modelling.
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43.38 carats (8.676 g) diamond originated from India
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Blue, translucent diamond, shaped roughly like a pyramid
Munich
Rundell and Bridge
Color
Cut
India
India
Kollur Mine
Golconda Diamonds
Harry Winston
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Golconda Diamond
India
Kollur
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Nashik
Maharashtra
India
East India Company
Third Anglo-Maratha War
Rundell and Bridge
handle
1st Marquess of Westminster
Harry Winston
Greenwich, Connecticut
Lebanon
List of the Golconda Diamonds
An ancient Hindu temple with large vimana (tower)
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Nashik

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