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The '''Vargas Diamond''', discovered in [[Brazil]] on August 13, 1938 by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was {{convert|726.6|carat|g}} when pulled out of the ground. Twenty-nine smaller diamonds were [[Diamond cut|carved]] from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the {{convert|48.26|carat|g|adj=on}} [[emerald cut]] diamond named "President Vargas", after the former [[Brazilian |
The '''Vargas Diamond''', discovered in [[Brazil]] on August 13, 1938 (July 1938 according to Ball & Kerr<ref>Sydney H. Ball & Paul F. Kerr (1941) ''The Vargas Diamond'', pp. 7–8. [[Gemological Institute of America]], US, Vol. 3, No. 9 (Spring 1941)</ref>) by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was {{convert|726.6|carat|g}} when pulled out of the ground. Twenty-nine smaller diamonds were [[Diamond cut|carved]] from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the {{convert|48.26|carat|g|adj=on}} [[emerald cut]] diamond named "President Vargas", after the former [[Brazilian president]], [[Getúlio Vargas]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Original web design for Original-diamonds.com tm |url=http://www.original-diamonds.com/famous_vargas.php |title=Famous Diamonds | Vargas |publisher=Original-Diamonds |date=1938-08-13 |accessdate=2015-03-09}}</ref> |
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The diamond has been in the possession of [[Harry Winston]], a jeweler from [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite news|title=N. Y. Diamond Merchant Has Passion For Gems|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D3dSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=63YDAAAAIBAJ&dq=vargas%20diamond&pg=5892%2C4645038|accessdate=1 October 2017|work=St Petersburg Times|agency=AP|date=November 10, 1958}}</ref> |
The diamond has been in the possession of [[Harry Winston]], a jeweler from [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite news|title=N. Y. Diamond Merchant Has Passion For Gems|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D3dSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=63YDAAAAIBAJ&dq=vargas%20diamond&pg=5892%2C4645038|accessdate=1 October 2017|work=St Petersburg Times|agency=AP|date=November 10, 1958}}</ref> |
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*[[List of largest rough diamonds]] |
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==References== |
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* Esmaraldo Reis (1940) ''Three Large Brazilian Diamonds'', pp. 2–3 [[Gemological Institute of America]], US, Vol. 3, No. 6 (Summer 1940) |
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* Shipley, Robert M. (1944) ''Gemological Digest: Additional Notes on the President Vargas Diamond'', pp. 168–169 (PDF page 12–13) [[Gemological Institute of America]], US, Vol. 4, No. 11 (Fall 1944) |
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| Weight | 726 carats (145.2 g) |
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| Discovered | 1938 |
| Cut by | Adrian Graselly[1] |
The Vargas Diamond, discovered in Brazil on August 13, 1938 (July 1938 according to Ball & Kerr[2]) by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was 726.6 carats (145.32 g) when pulled out of the ground. Twenty-nine smaller diamonds were carved from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the 48.26-carat (9.652 g) emerald cut diamond named "President Vargas", after the former Brazilian president, Getúlio Vargas.[3]
The diamond has been in the possession of Harry Winston, a jeweler from New York.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fabulous Vargas Diamond Severed". St. Petersburg Times. UP. July 24, 1941. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Sydney H. Ball & Paul F. Kerr (1941) The Vargas Diamond, pp. 7–8. Gemological Institute of America, US, Vol. 3, No. 9 (Spring 1941)
- ^ Original web design for Original-diamonds.com tm (1938-08-13). "Famous Diamonds | Vargas". Original-Diamonds. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ^ "N. Y. Diamond Merchant Has Passion For Gems". St Petersburg Times. AP. November 10, 1958. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
Further reading
[edit]- Esmaraldo Reis (1940) Three Large Brazilian Diamonds, pp. 2–3 Gemological Institute of America, US, Vol. 3, No. 6 (Summer 1940)
- Shipley, Robert M. (1944) Gemological Digest: Additional Notes on the President Vargas Diamond, pp. 168–169 (PDF page 12–13) Gemological Institute of America, US, Vol. 4, No. 11 (Fall 1944)
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