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| Кулинарный форум Хорошей кухни > Антресолька > Моя Америка |
| Автор: spark 28.03.2008 - 06:02 | ||
Neznayka
в общем, тут вся информация об этом природном чуде.. Или вам сделать перевод на русский? Black Star of Queensland 1,165 ct rough; 733 ct cut; black star sapphire. Found found on Klondyke ridge in 1935 by 14 year old Roy Spencer and supposedly used as a door stop for many years by the father Harry Spencer. It was purchased in 1947 by the Kazanjian Brothers for almost $18,000 and cut in 1948. можно залянуть сюда http://jewelry-blog.internetstones.com/fam...pphire-gemstone http://aussiesapphire.com.au/blog/?p=232 http://www.aussiesapphire.com.au/blog/?p=372 [*]Stone me! $100m price tag December 17 2002http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/17/1039656379469.html Buyers with a spare $100 million are being sought for the Black Star of Queensland, a 733 karat sapphire. The gem is up for private sale at the Kazanjian Foundation in Beverly Hills. According to news reports from the 1930s, Mrs Roy McKiney of central Australia was on a picnic with her family when she stubbed her toe on the mostly-submerged rock. The stone arrived in America in the 1940s, acquired by the Kazanjian brothers - Armenian immigrants who became highly successful California-based precious stone jewellers. |