Sancy Diamond

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Title: Sancy Diamond Category: Top 10+ Diamonds Origin: India Listing added: May 13, 2009 Comments: 0 PageRank: 4/10

The Sancy is an Indian stone of 55.23cts, named after Nicholas Harlay de Sancy. It is believed that this stone was sold to Henry III of France as part of a larger deal in 1589, the year he was assassinated but even that part of the history is muddy. After 1642 it became part of the Crown Jewels of France and was known as Mazarin I and in 1691 was valued at 600,000 livres. The Sancy was bought in 1906 by William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor. The prominent Astor family possessed it for 72 years until the 4th Viscount Astor sold it to the Louvre for $1 million in 1978. The Sancy now rests in the Apollo Gallery, sharing attention with the likes of the Regent and the Hortensia.

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