Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry announces as part of the Centennial Celebration of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History the inclusion of the extraordinary Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace the National Gem on September 27, 2010 in Washington D.C.
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The necklace is over 100 years old and has a total of 30 carats —the necklace’s main stone is a fancy blue 2.6 carat diamond and its vast history is aligned/associated with the stones encompassing the British Crown Jewels Its last public appearance (and they were very few public appearances in total as it was handed down through the Cullinan family) was in the 1960s at Opening of the Opera House in Johannesburg.
