HISTORIC DIAMONDS FROM THE KUNZ COLLECTION. ...

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HISTORIC DIAMONDS FROM THE KUNZ COLLECTION
India
A historic label and an antique pasteboard box containing 9 diamonds from India, probably from the famous Golconda District of India. What makes the items significant is the accompanying George Kunz label. During his lengthy and prodigious career George Kunz was: Research Curator at the American Museum of Natural History; Gemologist and Vice-President for Tiffany et Cie; Author of numerous books and articles as well as a prolific correspondent with the luminaries of his day. The nine Diamonds of this lot possess an elongated 'rice-grain' type of morphology up to 7/16ths of an inch long and some of these nine Diamond specimens would be considered 'fancy' in color as well as quite gemmy and transparent. Label has one crease in it but otherwise is in good condition.
Provenance: George F. Kunz Collection

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