http://www.internetstones.com Extensive diamonds, mineralogy and gemology resource website en-us geology resource Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:40:45 GMT Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:40:45 GMT internetstones.com http://www.internetstones.com/birks-black-tahitian-double-row-cultured-pearl-necklace.html The name refers to a black Tahitian double-row cultured pearl necklace that came into prominence when the popular travel exhibition known as Pearls, A Natural History organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Field Museum Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:40:44 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/three-strand-nina-dyer-black-pearl-necklace-count-hans-heinrich-thyssen-prince-sadruddin-agha-khan.html The three-strand black pearl necklace, a signature piece by the renowned jewelers Cartier, gets its name from its one time celebrated owner, the Anglo-Indian fashion model Nina Sheila Dyer, who in 1954 married Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen, a noted industrialist and art collector and one of the richest men in Europe at that time Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:17:24 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/gulf-pearl-parure-diamond-harry-winston-middle-east-royal-family-auction.html Parure (pah-rur) in French means adornment. The word was first used in the 17th century in Europe, referring to a set of three or more matching pieces of jewelry, made out of the same materials. Subsequently the meaning of the word was expanded to include an entire wardrobe or suite of matching jewelry, that included items like diadem, tiara, bandeau, comb, necklace, bracelet, rings, earrings and pendants, brooch, shoulder brooches, stomacher, belt and belt-buckles. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:47:45 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/duchess-of-windsor-queen-mary-pearl-necklace-pearl-pendant-and-pearl-ear-clips.html The three components, the pearl and diamond necklace, the pearl and diamond pendant and the pearl and diamond ear clips, formed a suite of jewelry that was commonly worn by the Duchess of Windsor, complementing her fashionable wardrobe, during the almost four decades she had owned them. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:44:06 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/countess-mona-bismarck-two-strand-pearl-necklace.html The double-strand natural pearl necklace consisting of extraordinary pearls of the highest quality and beauty, is not only a signature piece of its probable designer, Cartier's, but also of its fashion conscious wearer Countess Mona von Bismarck Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:51:03 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/barbara-hutton-marie-antoinette-pearl-necklace.html The name refers to a magnificent single-strand pearl necklace, with a great historic significance, composed of forty four graduated pearls, that once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the queen consort of King Louis XVI Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:33:56 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/biwa-pearl-bracelet-jill-gindoff-cashman-exhibition-american-museum-natural-history.html The name refers to the extraordinary nine-stranded pearl bracelet composed of Biwa pearls, that drew international attention after its exposition as part of an international traveling exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:03:48 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/queen-marie-amelie-sapphire-diamond-pearl-parure.html The word parure was first applied in the 17th century to refer to a set of three or more matching pieces of jewelry, but later its definition was widened to include an entire wardrobe or suite of matching jewelry. Parures reached the height of its popularity in the Neoclassical period (late Georgian period in Britain) Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:14:14 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/sri-lanka-history.html Designer Gem stones and Jewelry from Sri Lanka at affordable price.Free Insured delivery Worldwide Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:39:31 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/chrysanthemum-pearl-brooch-tiffany-and-co-g-paulding-farnham-lillian-rusell.html The origin of the name Chrysanthemum Brooch is self explanatory, as it is based on a naturalistic theme, represented by the Chrysanthemum flower. This unique fresh water pearl brooch with a creative design in the form of a Chrysanthemum flower, was designed and executed by the chief jewelry designer of Tiffany's, New York Fri, 29 May 2009 18:19:26 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/marie-mancini-pearls-medici-maria-family.html The Marie Mancini Pearls refer to a pair of apparently identical drop-shaped white nacreous pearls, weighing approximately 200 grains each, with an ancient historical provenance, that once belonged to Marie Mancini, the niece of Cardinal Mazarin Mon, 25 May 2009 15:20:55 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/empress-eugenie-pearl-and-diamond-tiara-gabriel-lemonnier-louvre-museum.html This exquisitely crafted pearl and diamond tiara of mid-19th century France, was commissioned by Napoleon III (1852-70) as part of a suite of jewelry he ordered the court jewelers in Paris to create, using diamonds, pearls and other precious stones, from the state treasury, in anticipation of his marriage to Eugenie de Montijo Fri, 22 May 2009 12:45:54 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/cambridge-lovers-knot-tiara-patiala-saxony-bavarian-yussupov.html The Cambridge Lovers Knot Tiara was designed and executed in 1913 by E. Wolff & Co. for the royal jewelers Garrards, who were commissioned by Queen Mary, the Queen consort of King George V, to create a tiara based on the design of one owned by her maternal grandmother Princess Augusta of Hesse Mon, 18 May 2009 17:36:33 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/sea-dragon-pendant-waddesdon-bequest-british-museum.html The Sea Dragon Pendant, based on the famous Renaissance designs for pendants, of dragons and sea horses, by the Bavarian goldsmith, jewelry craftsman and designer, Erasmus Hornick, gets its name from its monstrous shape like a sea dragon. Fri, 15 May 2009 04:05:09 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/sculptural-pendants-hermitage-museum-swan-siren-cupid-mars-italian-caravel.html The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, is the home to some of the finest surviving examples of sculptural pendants of the late Renaissance period that originated in Western European countries during the 16th and 17th centuries. Tue, 12 May 2009 15:04:54 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/banners.html Jewelry-store:Designer Gem stones and Jewelry at affordable price.Free Insured delivery Worldwide Tue, 12 May 2009 11:08:28 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/index.html Extensive diamonds, mineralogy and gemology resource website Mon, 11 May 2009 12:05:44 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/rpc_relay.html Sun, 10 May 2009 13:50:24 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/canvas.html Sun, 10 May 2009 13:46:19 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/the-canning-jewel-india-viscount-earl.html The Canning Jewel, a sculptural pendant characteristic of the Renaissance period that lasted from the 15th to 17th centuries A.D., incorporating a large baroque pearl as its centerpiece, combined with gold, enameling colored gemstones and diamonds to form the figure of a bearded merman brandishing a scimitar Sat, 09 May 2009 17:12:26 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/tarantula-brooch-house-of-hemmerle-stefan-horse-conch-pearl.html The name Sat, 02 May 2009 07:29:37 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/baroda-pearl-necklace-maharajah-khande-rao-gaekwad.html The seven-stranded Baroda Pearl Necklace, one of the most extravagant pearl necklaces ever created, was the most expensive piece of jewelry in the fabulous collection of jewels and jewelry that once belonged to Maharajah Khande Rao Gaekwad of Baroda, the 9th in the line of succession of 13 Gaekwad Maharajahs who ruled the Maratha Kingdom of Baroda, situated in the mid-west of the Indian sub-continent, 250 miles (400 km) from Mumbai. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:06:20 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/kellie-pearl-largest-freshwater-pearl-scottish-crown.html The Kellie/Kelly Pearl the largest freshwater pearl ever discovered in the 2,000-year history of the Scottish pearl industry, was found in 1621 in a tributary of the river Ythan in Aberdeen shire, and was later presented to King James VI, who got the rare jewel incorporated in the Scottish Crown, together with other pearls, rubies, diamonds and amethysts already on the crown. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:11:17 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/abernethy-pearl-little-willie-freshwater-scottish-margaritifera.html The Abernethy Pearl, a 44-grain extraordinary freshwater pearl discovered in the River Tay in Scotland from a freshwater Unionoidae mussel species known as Margaritifera margaritifera, once common in the rivers of Scotland Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:44:15 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/pearl-carpet-of-baroda-rectangular-shaped-deer-hyde-silk-glass-beads-pearls.html The most extravagant carpet ever made in the history of mankind, described by Sir George Birdwood, a connoisseur of Indian jewelry, in 1879 as the most wonderful piece of embroidery ever known, the Pearl Carpet of Baroda, gets its name from the Maratha Princely State of Baroda, one of the four Princely States of the Maratha Confederacy Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:02:32 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/kimberley-octahedron-616-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Blue Lili diamond gets its name from the wife of William Goldberg, the former President of the renowned William Goldberg Diamond Corporation of New York City, a company founded in 1973 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:22:57 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/kahn-canary-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Kahn Canary diamond gets its name from Stan Kahn, of Kahn Jewelers in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who purchased the unnamed diamond from its founder, George Stepp of Carthage Arkansas. The name of the diamond combines the name of the owner with the rare intense yellow color of the diamond, known as canary yellow. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:44:53 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/koh-i-noor-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The name by which the Koh-i-Noor diamond was known prior to the capture of Delhi and Agra by Nadir Shah in 1739 is not known. But, there is strong evidence to suggest that this is the same stone referred to in Emperor Babur's memoirs the Baburnama, which he wrote between 1526 and 1530 A.D. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:13:37 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/korloff-noir-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The origin of the 88-carat black Korloff Noir diamond is shrouded in mystery, but according to legend seems to have originated in Russia, and owned by several generations of the Karloff-Sapozhnikov family Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:20:21 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/krupp-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Krupp diamond gets its name from actress Vera Krupp, the original owner of the diamond, who belonged to the famous Krupp family, owners of Krupp AG, the industrial giant of Germany, that was one of the world's principal steel makers Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:04:48 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/the-southern-cross-pearl-the-great-southern-cross.html The Southern Cross Pearl also known as the Great Southern Cross Pearl, is a natural cluster of nine pearls discovered in the pearl oyster species of the South Sea, Pinctada maxima, in Western Australia in 1874 or 1883. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:08:44 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/la-favorite-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The origin of the name La Favorite is shrouded in mystery just as much as the early history of the diamond itself. The name perhaps reflects the quality of the diamond, which is better than all others of the same kind. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:59:53 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/lesotho-brown-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The name of the diamond is a combined one that seems to reflect partly the country of origin of the diamond, Lesotho, and partly the color of the rough diamond. The accidental discovery of this massive 601-carat diamond in 1967 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:10:24 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/lesotho-promise-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The diamond gets its name from its country of origin, the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho, inside South Africa, where the diamond was discovered at the Letseng diamond mine, high in the mountains of the tiny nation. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:33:39 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/letseng-legacy-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Letseng Legacy diamond, which is said to be the 18th largest gem-quality rough diamond to be discovered in the world, was recovered from the Lets'eng le Terai Mine in Lesotho, on September 7, 2007. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:59:08 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/liberator-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Liberator diamond that was discovered in the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela in 1942, was named in honor of Simon Bolivar the 19th century liberator of Venezuela and other Spanish colonies of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, from the yoke of Spanish imperialism. The people of these countries fondly refer to him as El Libertador. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:57:58 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/louis-cartier-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Louis Cartier Diamond gets its name from Louis Cartier, a third generation descendant of the founder of the French firm Cartier, Louis Francois Cartier, who founded the company in Paris in 1847 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:53:50 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/sultan-pearl-necklace-and-earrings-museum-islamic-art-doha-history-of-pearl-sri-lanka.html This modern version of a two-stranded pearl necklace interspersed with emeralds was designed and executed by Cartier's of France in the 1930s, based on a pearl necklace of similar design worn by the Mughal Emperor's of India, who ruled from 1526 to 1858 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:47:10 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/mahjal-algeiba-star-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Mahjal Algeiba Star diamond is a diamond of South African origin previously owned by Maharaj Jagatjit Sing, the Maharajah of Kapurthala, a princely state that was situated in the Punjab province of India. The Maharajah had a magnificent collection of jewels and jewelry which he used for adorning himself at his appearances in court Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:05:39 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/matan-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Matan diamond gets its name from the Pangeran (ruler) of Matan, in whose territory in western Kalimantan (Borneo), the diamond was discovered in 1787, in the famous Landak mines, which was one of the oldest and most productive mines in the world. The diamond had remained in the Pangeran's family ever since it was discovered Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:59:06 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/millennium-star-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The 777-carat rough diamond that was eventually transformed into the 203.04-carat "Millennium Star" diamond, was discovered in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire, in 1990. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:27:59 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/florentine-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Florentine diamond gets its name from the city of Florence (Latin Florentia), the renowned and historic city, situated 230 Km northwest of Rome, which had been the seat of the Duchy of Tuscany (1537-1860), ruled by several generations of the Medici Family, and was once the Capital of Italy for a short period (1865-71) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:08:11 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/excelsior-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The name Excelsior, meaning higher, for the massive rough diamond weighing 995 carats, seems to have been inspired by the unique shape of the diamond, that looked like a loaf of rye bread, flat on one side and rising to a peak on the other side Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:52:18 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/eureka-diamond-famous-jewlry.html The Eureka diamond was the first ever diamond to be discovered in South Africa, which changed the course of history of South Africa forever, and as such has immense historical significance. The name of the diamond seems to have been inspired by this significant event in the history of the diamond industry of South Africa Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:08:30 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/english-dresden-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The English Dresden diamond gets its name from Mr. E. H. Dresden the 19th century jeweler and diamond dealer of London, who purchased the 119.5 carat rough diamond discovered in the Bagagem district of Brazil in 1857 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:34:15 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/empress-eugenie-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The diamond gets its name from Empress Eugenie the consort of Emperor Napoleon III, who purchased the diamond in 1853, and presented it as a wedding gift to his bride, Eugenie de Montijo, daughter of a Spanish Nobleman. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:55:13 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/emperor-maximilian-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Emperor Maximilian diamond gets its name from Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, the Archduke of Austria and the younger brother of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria (1848-1916), who by an international intrigue was placed on the throne of Mexico in 1864 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:33:52 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/earth-star-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The name of the diamond seems to have been inspired by two of the unique characters of the stone, viz. the strong brown color, and its extraordinary brilliance, which led the owner of the diamond, Mr. Joseph Baumgold, of New York, to name it the Earth Star. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:46:29 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/dresden-white-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Dresden White diamond derives its name partly from Dresden, the capital city of Saxony, in East Germany, and partly from the color of the diamond. The diamond was one of a magnificent collection of jewels and jewelry put together by Frederick Augustus I, also known as Augustus the Strong Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:22:37 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/dresden-green-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Dresden Green diamond derives its name from Dresden, the capital city of Saxony in Germany. Frederick Augustus II (1733-63), the Duke and elector of Saxony (a prince with the right to participate in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor), bought the diamond at the Leipzig Fair in 1741 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:19:28 GMT