Assorted regalia from the Crown Jewels

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    Cullinan Diamond: cleaving of the second largest portion and the final seven pieces

    1908

    RCIN 2800271

    Here the Cullinan Diamond has been cleaved into nine pieces but not yet cut and polished. It would take three polishers working 14-hour days almost eight months to finish the nine stones. 

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