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The Legacy Diamond Icon Archive

The world's most significant diamonds & the icons who wore them

A private gallery of the stones that history remembers — crowns and record diamonds, the jewels of screen, society and state. Each entry verified and sourced; each one a doorway to a comparable piece in the Legacy collection.

Curated galleries

The Great Historic StonesCrown jewels, record diamonds, named stones242 icons →The Blue DiamondsThe rarest hue in the vault53 icons →The PinksFrom soft rose to vivid46 icons →Legendary EmeraldsThe green that ruled empires92 icons →Crowns & Royal CourtsThe jewels of dynasties228 icons →Hollywood & the Red CarpetScreen legends and their stones84 icons →The Jewels of IndiaGolconda, the Nizams, the Maharajas77 icons →La Belle ÉpoqueThe golden age of the jewel90 icons →

Curated collections browse all →

Diamond · United States 172Historic Stone · Diamond 158Royalty (Historic) · Diamond 158United States · Contemporary (2000–present) 144Royalty (Historic) · The 19th Century 87Royalty (Modern) · Diamond 84Diamond · Pear 78Hollywood & Screen · Diamond 74Hollywood & Screen · Contemporary (2000–present) 65Green · Emerald 63Diamond · Cushion 63Royalty (Modern) · Contemporary (2000–present) 61Diamond · India 57Music · Diamond 56Historic Stone · Contemporary (2000–present) 51Music · Contemporary (2000–present) 47Diamond · Round Brilliant 46Diamond · Global / Historic 46

Explore every facet

Arena

◆Historic Stone 242♛Royalty (Historic) 228♛Royalty (Modern) 111◆Hollywood & Screen 84♪Music 63◆Business & Billionaires 46◆Fashion & Design 40❖Sport 26◆Society & Heiresses 24◆Politics & State

Stone

Diamond 648Emerald 92Pearl 58Sapphire 45Ruby 37

Shape

Pear 87Cushion 74Oval 54Emerald 50Round Brilliant 48HeartMarquiseRadiantAsscherPrincess

Color

Green 68Fancy Blue 53Fancy Pink 46Fancy Yellow 37RedOrange

Region

🇺🇸United States 195🇮🇳India 77🌐Global / Historic 67🇪🇺Europe (other) 41🌐Other 40🇩🇪Germany / Austria 36🇫🇷France 36🌏Southeast Asia 35🇬🇧United Kingdom 33🕌Middle East 28🇧🇪Belgium / Netherlands 27🇪🇸Spain / Portugal 27🇹🇷Turkey / Ottoman 24🇸🇪Scandinavia

Era

Contemporary (2000–present) 292The 19th Century 137Mid-Century (1940–1969) 103Belle Époque (1890–1914) 90Art Deco (1915–1939) 84Modern (1970–1999) 76Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700) 47The 18th Century 45Timeless & Antiquity

The collection

The Shah Jahan Table-CutHistoric Stone · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Fancy Pink Diamond 56.71ct — Octagonal light-pink table-cut diamond of 56.71 carats from the Mughal Classic…The AshbergHistoric Stone · Diamond · Art Deco (1915–1939)Cushion Diamond 102.48ct — 102.48-carat amber-coloured cushion diamond formerly of the Russian crown jewels, sold in…The OrangeHistoric Stone · Diamond · Contemporary (2000–present)Pear Diamond 14.82ct — 14.82-carat fancy vivid orange pear-shaped diamond that set the world per-carat record…The Marie-Louise DiademRoyalty (Historic) · Emerald · The 19th CenturyEmerald — Diadem given by Napoleon I to Empress Marie-Louise, set with 950 diamonds and originally…The Midnight StarHistoric Stone · Sapphire · Belle Époque (1890–1914)Sapphire 116.75ct — 116.75-carat violet-black star sapphire from Sri Lanka, displayed in New York; stolen in…The Hope PearlHistoric Stone · Pearl · The 19th CenturyPearl 450ct — Celebrated baroque drop pearl of about 1,800 grains from the collection of Henry…The Star of AdamHistoric Stone · Sapphire · Contemporary (2000–present)Oval Sapphire 1404.49ct — 1,404.49-carat oval blue star sapphire found in Sri Lanka in 2015, the…The Earth StarHistoric Stone · Diamond · Mid-Century (1940–1969)Pear Diamond 111.59ct — 111.59-carat pear-shaped brown diamond of exceptional brilliance, found in 1967The Great ChrysanthemumHistoric Stone · Diamond · Mid-Century (1940–1969)Pear Diamond 104.15ct — 104.15-carat fancy orange-brown pear-shaped diamond found in 1963, named for its chrysanthemum-petal…The Pink LegacyHistoric Stone · Diamond · Contemporary (2000–present)Fancy Pink Diamond 18.96ct — 18.96-carat fancy vivid pink diamond that set the world per-carat auction…The Victoria-Transvaal DiamondHistoric Stone · Diamond · Mid-Century (1940–1969)Pear Diamond 67.89ct — Champagne-coloured 67.89-carat pear-shaped diamond cut from a 240-carat rough found in 1951;…The De Young RedHistoric Stone · Diamond · Mid-Century (1940–1969)Round Brilliant Diamond 5.03ct — 5.03-carat round brilliant red diamond, the third-largest red diamond in the…The Portuguese DiamondHistoric Stone · Diamond · Belle Époque (1890–1914)Asscher Diamond 127.01ct — 127.01-carat Asscher-cut diamond, the largest faceted diamond in the Smithsonian collection, famed…The JonkerHistoric Stone · Diamond · Art Deco (1915–1939)Diamond 726ct — 726-carat rough found in 1934 and cut into 13 stones, the largest later…The Centenary DiamondHistoric Stone · Diamond · Modern (1970–1999)Heart Diamond 273.85ct — Flawless D-colour 273.85-carat modified heart-shaped diamond cut from a 599-carat rough found…The Crown of Christian IVRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Open gold crown made for the 1596 coronation of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway, set…The Crown of Saint WenceslasRoyalty (Historic) · Sapphire · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Sapphire — Bohemian coronation crown of 1346 set with 19 sapphires, 30 emeralds and 20 pearls,…The Crown of Louis XVRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · The 18th CenturyDiamond — The only surviving crown of the French ancien regime, made for the 1722 coronation…The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman EmpireRoyalty (Historic) · Sapphire · Timeless & AntiquitySapphire — Octagonal hoop crown probably made for Otto I in 962, set with cabochon sapphires,…The Imperial Crown of AustriaRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Personal crown of Emperor Rudolf II made in Prague in 1602, set with diamonds,…The Great Imperial Crown of RussiaRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · The 18th CenturyDiamond — Coronation crown made for Catherine the Great in 1762, set with 4,936 diamonds and…The Vladimir TiaraRoyalty (Modern) · Pearl · The 19th CenturyPearl — Diamond tiara made in 1874 for Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia, bought by Queen…The Greville Emerald Kokoshnik TiaraRoyalty (Modern) · Emerald · Art Deco (1915–1939)Emerald 93.70ct — Kokoshnik-style tiara of 1919 with a 93.7-carat oval emerald flanked by twelve further…The Cambridge Lover’s Knot TiaraRoyalty (Modern) · Pearl · Belle Époque (1890–1914)Pearl — Tiara of 19 diamond arches topped with hanging pearl drops, made in 1914 for…