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The Dresden Green is one of the few green diamonds that is known to be of natural color. At approximately 41 ct, it is also one of the largest, and to some the finest, natural-color green diamonds in existence. Two senior staff members of the GIA Gem Trade Laboratory traveled to Dresden, Germany, to study in depth this remarkable stone; they were aided in this research by the director of the Green Vaults, the collection to which the Dresden Green belongs. The illustration reproduced here is based on a reconstruction suggested by Herbert Tillander. It is derived from written descriptions of the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, reportedly manufactured in 1746, in which both the Saxon White and Dresden Green were believed to be set. Rendering by Judy Evans, Krementz Gemstones; © Robert E. Kane. |
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