Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1887 — Valuable Jewels. [ARTICLE]

Valuable Jewels.

One of the mo3t perfect brilliants is the celebrated Pitt, or ltegent, which is among the French crown jewels. It weighs 136 J carats. It once ornamented the sword of Napoleon I. Before it was cut it weighed 410 carats. The Florentine diamond, among the crown jewels of the Emperor of Austria, weighs 139 J carats. It is of pure water, of beautiful color, and, notwithstanding its color is somewhat of a citron tint, it is valued at $525,000. The Sancy diamond weighs carats, and came lrom India about the fifteenth century. It was sold by Napoleon to the Emperor of Russia for $375,000._ The Star of the South is the largest diamond found in Brazil, and weighs 254 carats. It is a brilliant of the purest water. j The Pasha of Egypt is cut on eight sides, weighs 40 carats, and cost $140,000. The Pigott diamond, brought from India by Lord Pigott. weighs 824 carats. In 1801 it was sold'in a lottery for $150,000. The Nassac, formerly in the possession of the East India Company, weighed 89J carats; but since Lord Westminster had it cut anew it weighs only 78§ carats. It* value is about $150,000. - * » ' — Cathebine'TL oFTlusßia was thirtythree when she seized the Russian throne and captivated the dashing Greek General Orloff. r ■— ' AsPASiAwas twenty-six when she captured with her charms the heart of Pericles, the Athenian.