Prince of Johannesburg
The Diamond Prince of Johannesburg weighs 101.99 carats. The history of the black diamond Prince of Johannesburg remained unknown until the Amsterdam exhibition in February 1973, where it was presented. The stone is set as a pendant in the center of a diamond necklace.
Its owner is the jewelry house Louis XV, whose salon-store exhibited the necklace with the black diamond Prince of Johannesburg throughout 2007, then announced its sale, and experts estimated this decoration at $5 million.
Korloff Noir
Next, let's consider the black diamond Korloff Noir from the Korloff brand, founded in 1978 by Daniel Paillasseur – a gesture acknowledging the value and beauty of one of the most exquisite gemstones in the world, the black diamond Korloff Noir weighing 88 carats, cut from a 200-carat stone. Daniel acquired the famous black diamond in 1978. Before the revolution, it belonged to the Russian aristocrats Karlov-Sapozhnikovs. It was a kind of talisman passed down from generation to generation. In 1917, the family emigrated, and in the 1940s, the stone appeared on the European market. The diamond began to change owners, and once it ended up with the French jeweler – Daniel Paillasseur, who was genuinely in love with precious stones and had a passion for Russian history. Therefore, when it came time to name the company, he decided to name it the House of Korloff, as a tribute to the Russian roots of the magical diamond. Currently, the Korloff Noir is on display in one of the showcases of the flagship Korloff boutique in Paris.
Black Orlov
Next, we mention the Black Orlov diamond weighing 67.50 carats. It was cut from a 195-carat black diamond. New York jeweler Harry Winston exhibited the rare diamond to the public in its natural form for some time, and later adorned a platinum necklace with it alongside other diamonds. In 1990, 1995, and 2006, the stone was put up for sale at Sotheby's auction house. In 1951, it was presented at an exhibition at the New York Museum of Natural History, in 1964 – at a jewelry exhibition in Dallas, in 1967 – at the diamond pavilion in Johannesburg, South Africa, and in 2005 – at the London Museum of Natural History. In the early 2000s, the stone sparkled on the necks of actresses Felicity Huffman and Nicollette Sheridan, as well as on the neck of diamond book author Vicky Peterson.