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Regent Diamond




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  Colour Scheme #FF33FF
  Gem Name Regent Diamond
  Weight 14064
  Grams 281
  Color White with pale blue
  Cut Cushion
  Mine Parteal Mines Golconda
  Country India
  Cutter Harris <br>1704-1706
  Found 1698
  Original Owner Governor Thomas Pitt of Ft George, Madras
  Owner France <br> on display at the Louvre


The Regent diamond is part of the Crown Jewels Of France , and is one of the few jewels not sold at auction replaced with cut glass during the French revolution in 1887. It is mounted in a Greek diadem designed for Empress Eugenie .

The diamond is also known as the ''Pitt diamond'' or the ''Millionare diamond''.


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