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Rare Grand Condé Pink Diamond on Display in France After 100 Years
BBC · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC
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The nine-carat 'Grand Condé' pink diamond is being displayed in France for the first time since it was stolen in a 1926 heist and recovered using a hollowed-out apple.
- A nine-carat, pear-shaped pink diamond known as the "Grand Condé" is on display at the Condé Museum in the Château de Chantilly until January 3, 2027.
- The gemstone was stolen in an overnight raid at the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and hidden inside a hollowed-out apple.
- The diamond was recovered weeks later after a hotel maid took a bite of the apple where the thieves were staying.
- The exhibition includes previously unseen archive material and the results of academic studies to make the diamond uniquely identifiable.
- The exact origins of the Grand Condé remain a mystery, with its first written mention appearing in a 1740 inventory after the death of Louis Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé.
- The diamond was later owned by Queen Marie-Amélie and Prince Henri of Orléans, who bequeathed it to the Institut de France.
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