| Show S HOPE DIAMOND rumor tiet clerk ol 01 Xon tanu will purchase Val Mablo gem is for the ealo sale a 02 tho the famous hope diamond to a I 1 ich american have been in progress ever ince since the tho big blue sem gem was brought to the united states last novem november er the price of the diamond Is COO it la is known that the hope diamond recently sent to senator clarka clarks vaa as effice at no 41 wall street and that be he examined it with great interest Int orest eat whir while he baa has never been known as a collector of rare bern gems a he la Is known in europe and america as a largo large pur chaser of paInt paintings lagg and costly of art the iloco diamond came to the united states on nov 26 1901 it was brought over by simon frankel of the firm arm of joseph frankele sons of nassau street the diamond was brought in the site of the german liner Kron prinz wilhelm in a plain pine case screwed to a bhelt shelt the hope diamond Is one 0 these rarest of gema gems a perfect blue diamond it weighs 44 and mind Is cushion shaped reflecting a deep sapphire blue light from nearly facets As to its origin that like the history of many other famous gems la is shrouded ded in mystery in its present eize size and form it dates back only to 1838 but there Is to good reason to believe that it Is halt of what was once the celebrated tavernier Taver aler diamond dia moud one of the cron jewels of icino aa loula louls XV the Koht Kohin noor 0 of the french crown the tavernier Tavern ler diamond was bought in india in tha early part of at the eight eal beuth th century by a french traveler it was said at that time to have been one of at the royal jeweh of the pha rachs of egypt at any rate it ras brought to france and sold to the king in 1792 it was seized by the revola along with the oher other crewz jewels au I 1 placed in a strong box in the fron froin here there it was stolen more than years ago and no trace of it has ever been found in 1830 however a trader named dan lei fel ellason appeared in london with a blue diamond about half halt the size of the missing Ta errer gem of which ho he could give nu na history bl etory this was sold to henr lien thomas hope ancestor of the present lord hope in 1874 there turned up tip in geneva another blue diamond exactly match ing the hope diamond in size and color and experts believe this gem known as the brunswick diamond and the hope diamond are tho the halves of tho the loat lost tavernier jewel A blue ribbon friendship Is better than an honorable mention love |
