Anything relating to an extraordinary gem, especially one such as the Koh-I-Noor diamond, would certainly be of interest to Sotheby’s. On Thursday, 1st June, 2017, Sotheby’s hosted a reception and talk by William Dalrymple & Anita Anand, the authors of the book ‘KOH -I-NOOR, The History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond’, in London. The authors have traced the Kohinoor’s back story spanning several centuries, and what emerges is not just the tale of a very valuable gem but a narrative of greed, and of ambition. Of men who coveted, and of men who caved in.
For the occasion Sotheby’s had a replica of the original uncut Koh-I-Noor diamond on display, the receipt for the formal transfer of the diamond from the royal Sikh treasury to the governor general of India along with a selection of related paintings as well as a display of jewelry from their forthcoming sales.
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