The Florentine Diamond is the most historically significant yellow diamond with large grains. It is a pear-shaped double rose cut with a total of 126 facets.
Tavone mentioned this diamond in the second volume of “Travel to India” published in 1676. He believed that this diamond was the second largest cut diamond in the world at the time, and its weight was second only to the large Mughal diamond. It is 13925 Florentine carats, which is about 137.25ct. The clarity of the diamond is very good, the color is lemon yellow, and it is produced in India.
The Florentine diamond is a legendary diamond, and its historical evolution is intricate and inaccurate. These two statements are popular.
One theory is that this diamond once belonged to the brave Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold (1433-1477). He loves diamonds and believes that diamonds have a mysterious power. したがって, in every battle he has experienced, he always carried this diamond. しかし, the “mysterious power” of diamonds failed to free him from the evil consequences of the war. で 1477, he died in Nancy.
After that, a soldier found the diamond, treated it as worthless glass, and sold it to a priest for 1 florin. Later, the diamond was sold to a merchant in Goa, India for 5000 florins, and the merchant sold it to the regent of Milan for 10,000 florins. Then Pope Julius II bought the diamond for 20,000 ducats.
Another theory is that the Fugger family in Nuremberg once bought the yellow diamond of the Duke of Burgundy and other jewelry and knighthood hats for 47,000 florins. This yellow diamond was used for diamonds, The main stone of a pendant made of gems and pearls.