Posted by jinja on January 8, 2012, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Cullinan VI"
Thanks, Nellie. I was almost right in assuming that all the Cullinans were gifts. Originally, the uncut stone was a gift. But the smaller cut stones had to be repurchased and then given to Queen Mary. I wonder how many of the 'chippings' are in other pieces of Queen Mary's jewels.