Blue Heart Diamond

Atanik Eknayan, Harry Winston, Inc.1909/1964

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

This extraordinary blue diamond, two-thrids the size of the Hope Diamone, was cut by French jeweler Atanik Eknayan in 1909-10. It was later sold to the Unzue family of Argentina. In 1964 Harry Winston, Inc., set it in this ring with 35 diamonds.

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Details

Title: Blue Heart Diamond
Creator: Atanik Eknayan, Harry Winston, Inc.
Date Created: 1909/1964
Location: Palabora B, South Africa, Africa
Type: Jewelry
Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
Weight: 30.62ct
USNM Catalog Number(s): G4873
Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
Field: Mineral Sciences
Fassion: Heart Shaped Mixed
Color: Light Gray Blue

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