| has gloss | eng: The Star of the South, also known as Estrela do Sul, is a diamond found in Brazil in 1853. The diamond is cut into a cushion shape and weighs . The Star of the South is graded as a type IIa diamond, with a colour grading of light pinkish-brown and a clarity of VS2. At the time of discovery, the diamond weighed . It has passed through the hands of many owners, and its last known purchase was by Cartier store, when it was sold by Rustomjee Jamsetjee of Mumbai. The light reflected by the diamond is white, and the refracted light is of a rose tint. This gives the diamond its light pinkish-brown hue. It was then cut into an oval cushion shape by a cutter called Voorsanger of Coster’s Establishment, at a cost of £500. In 1948, the Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda, was photographed wearing the necklace at her husband Maharajah Pratapsinh's birthday party. |
