Johann Gottlob von Kurr
Geology - Precious Gems, 1884
An original chromolithograph
11 x 7 ½ in
28 x 19 cm
28 x 19 cm
SCIp252
Precious Gems: The Star of the South diamond found 1852 in Brazil (5), the Regent or Pitt diamond from India, now in the Louvre (6), The Saucy diamond of the...
Precious Gems: The Star of the South diamond found 1852 in Brazil (5), the Regent or Pitt
diamond from India, now in the Louvre (6), The Saucy diamond of the Emperor of
Russia (7), The Orlov diamond set in the Imperial Sceptre of Russia (8), The
Koh-i-Noor set in the Queen Mother's Crown (9), with diamond cuts (1-4), ruby
or precious red corundum (15) sapphire or blue corundum (16), corundum cuts
(10-14), chrysoberyl (17-21), spinel (22-23), zircon (24-26), hyacinth (27), beryl
(28-29 &33) sea-green beryl or aquamarine (30) and emerald (31-32).
diamond from India, now in the Louvre (6), The Saucy diamond of the Emperor of
Russia (7), The Orlov diamond set in the Imperial Sceptre of Russia (8), The
Koh-i-Noor set in the Queen Mother's Crown (9), with diamond cuts (1-4), ruby
or precious red corundum (15) sapphire or blue corundum (16), corundum cuts
(10-14), chrysoberyl (17-21), spinel (22-23), zircon (24-26), hyacinth (27), beryl
(28-29 &33) sea-green beryl or aquamarine (30) and emerald (31-32).
