A £30,000 GEM
According to the New York “Times,” the Duke of Westminster has sold the famous Nassak diamond—one of the jewels brought to England by Warren Hastings—to a New York jeweller. In 1911 the value of the diamond was estimated at £30,000. The duke’s personal secretary recently told a “Daily Chronicle” representative that he knew nothing about the report sent from New York. The Nassak diamond w r eighs 7S£ carats; it has been cut in the shape of a triangle, and is mounted as a brooch.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 62, 4 June 1927, Page 17
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88A £30,000 GEM Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 62, 4 June 1927, Page 17
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