The Five Golconda Table-Cut Diamonds
The five principal stones that give the necklace its name and its distinctive luminosity.
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The necklace is built around five principal diamonds, each cut flat rather than faceted for brilliance. The supplied curatorial summary describes them as "five matched table-cut ('mirror' / 'portrait-cut') Golconda diamonds." In the necklace's construction, the stones are graduated, with the largest set at the centre and flanked symmetrically by two pairs of slightly smaller stones — a composition visible in the full photographic record referenced on The Necklace page.
Golconda Origin
The diamonds are documented as being of Golconda origin. Golconda, in present-day Telangana, India, was historically the source of the Mughal Empire's most celebrated diamonds — prized for exceptional transparency and, in many documented cases, for very high colour and clarity. The curatorial summary's description of the stones as Golconda diamonds situates them within this historically significant source tradition; this site reports that attribution as given in the supplied documentation.
Documented Grading
The supplied curatorial summary references a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Monogram Report for the necklace, which it describes as confirming "D–F color and IF/VVS1 clarity," and notes that this report type is "reserved for jewels of world-class importance." This site presents that description as reported in the supplied documentation. Readers requiring the full grading detail, methodology, and report number should consult the underlying GIA report directly; see How to Read the Documentation for guidance on source access.
Total Carat Weight
The supplied documentation gives the combined weight of the five principal diamonds as approximately 96 to 97 carats (the curatorial summary states "approximately 96 carats," while other supplied material references "approximately 97 carats"). This site uses the figure of approximately 97 carats as its primary reference point, consistent with the majority of the supplied material, while noting the minor variation between sources.