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The Regent Diamond has been bought and sold, stolen and pawned. First discovered in a mine in India in 1701, this remarkable gem has passed from hand to hand,from family to family, from country to country, and from setting to setting. It has been owned by the most powerful heads of states of Europe, including Louis XV, Marie Antoinette, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Violence, greed, burglary, and love have all played a role in the history and the legend of Frances most famousdiamond, which now rests in a glass case in the Louvre Museum.
The Regent Diamond has been bought and sold, stolen and pawned. First discovered in a mine in India in 1701, this remarkable gem has passed from hand to hand,from family to family, from country to country, and from setting to setting. It has been owned by the most powerful heads of states of Euro...
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Dale Perelman is the past-president of the 51-store King's Jewelry chain. He holds a bachelor's. degree in English Literature from Brown University and a MBA from the Wharton School. A graduate gemologist of the GIA, Perelman has served as a past president of the Jewelers of America, the Diamond Council of America and the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Society of Appraisers. He has written several books including "Mountain of Light," "The Regent," "Centenarians" and " Lessons My Father Taught Me."
Dale Perelman is the past-president of the 51-store King's Jewelry chain. He holds a bachelor's. degree in English Literature from Brown University and a MBA from the Wharton School. A graduate gemologist of the GIA, Perelman has served as a past president of the Jewelers of America, the Diamond ...
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