The GREAT CHRYSANTHEMUM 104.15carats
This pear-shaped diamond was cut from a 198.28 carat brown rough supposedly found in South Africa in 1963. Julius Cohen, a New York City dealer, bought the rough and had it cut to reveal the diamond's rich golden-brown, chrysanthemum-like color. In 1971, the diamond was exhibited at the Kimberly Centenary Exhibition in South Africa. The diamond also was shown in the Diamonds-International Academy Collection at the Diamond Pavilion in Johanesburg in 1965. Recently, Julius Cohen sold the GREAT CHRYSANTHEMUM to an undisclosed foreign buyer.  

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