THEHOPE DIAMOND

Mysterious, infamous, magnificent, cursed, exciting,

the most famous diamond ever.  

As legend goes it was plucked from the eye of an idol

in India in the 17th Century by a thief that was later murdered for it.

Held by Tavernier until sold to the King of France, Louis the XV for an enormous amount of gold. Passed to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoniette, we all know that outcome.   To King George IV, who lost it to pay off tremendous debt.  To Henry Phillip Hope, it's namesake

who had no heirs.  Passed to his eldest nephew

Henry Thomas Hope who sold it pay off gambling debts.

Then to Evalyn Walsh McClean by way of Cartier who had

now fashioned it into the incredible necklace it is today.

She never took it off and the curse continued, with the death of her eldest son, in a car accident, her daughter committed suicide at 25, and her dear husband declared insane.  Sold in 1949 to Harry Winston, again to pay off debt, it was donated to the Smithsonian Institute where it is now displayed.  I personally photographed it and it appeared as a flash of light, from every angle I shot. I do believe it has magical power.

lorna davison designs

sold ​BUT I STILL LOVE LOOKING AT IT

Absolutely one of a kind. 18" long on sturdy platinum chain

with2.11 carats of perfectly matched VS1 clarity, F color ideal cut diamonds. The canary pear shaped tourmaline 4.38ct.

The quality is unmistakable Richard Krementz Gemstones.

rare yellow tourmaline

This colorful gemstone has surprised the world with a new variety. Bright canary yellow tourmaline from Southeast Africa, in Malawi.  It was discovered in the fall of the year 2000.  Fresh and vibrant under the trade name CANARY, this new catagory has begun to circulate and 

create a buzz.  

Interesting because it has fine traces of

magnesium that are responsible for the electrifying vibrancy. Most of the stones

are heated to release the brown and bring forth the coveted radiant yellow.

Only 10% of the stones found in Malawi

are gem quality.  95% of the stones weigh less than one carat.  With a hardness of 7-7.5 o the Mohs scale.

The other distinquishing characteristic

is the fact that yellow tourmaline has a pleasant odor.  Experienced cutters are particularly fond of working on these stones.  The tourmaline smells because they are found covered in brackish material. The mine owners have found that soaking them in lemon juice makes it easier to remove.  So we have the delicious smell of fresh yellow lemons,

at least until completely cut.