--Previous Message-- : Fascinating!! Thank you ErikS. If that is so, : (I am not disputing your information) then : it would appear that this diamond is not : from the diadem of the Empress. : : I am looking forward to more information. An : intriguing topic!! : : --Previous Message-- : 'Provenance: From the collection of a : prominent British American family. According : to family oral history, this diamond was : purchased in the 1880s or 1890s by the : family patriarch, a successful banker who : maintained residences in the United States, : Great Britain, and France.' : : :