Canadian Jewellers Association · Toronto : Maclean-Hunter Pub. Co · leaf 1242
average cost ofdiamonds throughout his-tory. Diamond priceshave been subject towide variations. Thewar advanced the priceconsiderably—that is tosay, it depreciated thevalue of money, andprices were raised tosome extent in accord-ance. Present pricesare more than a hun-dred per cent, higherthan… … The diamond was a clumsy jewel of dull lustre, until the art ofcutting and polishing it was discovered in the fifteenth century.If the stone is large the first step is to make an incision, and thento cleave it with a mallet, which two steps are illustrated in thispicture. on the stones color,…
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