Lot 336
A group of glass replicas of historic diamonds including the Koh-i-noor in its former and current state Europe, first half of the 20th century(3)
25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £16,500 inc. premium
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Europe, first half of the 20th century
Europe, first half of the 20th century
comprising two boxed sets, the first with fifteen glass diamonds with embossed metal labels, the second with three glass diamonds with card labels; and a further box demonstrating the nine stages of cutting down a diamond, each glass stone with metal stand
the largest case 38 x 10.2 x 9.2 cm.(3)
the largest case 38 x 10.2 x 9.2 cm.(3)
Footnotes
Provenance
Formerly in the Elan Garini Collection, New York.
For another example of a replica of the Koh-i-noor diamond see Davinder Toor, In Pursuit of Empire, Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art, pp. 234-5.
The first box contains replicas of The Shah, Pasha of Egypt, Orloff, Piggot, Polar Star, Sancy, Florentine, Grand-Mogul, Kohinoor (old cut), Nassak, Blue Diamond (Hope), Kohinoor (newcut), Jubilee, Regent and South-Star; the second Cullinan, Cullinan II and Cullinan I.