The Hope Diamond, a 52ct. deep blue diamond, has been sitting at the Smithsonian without a setting for the last year. After a public vote between three different settings, the design by the Harry Winston firm was chosen.
From the Smithsonian website:
It has traveled through the depths of the earth and around the world. It has been downsized by more than half its original size, stolen under cover of night and blamed for any number of tragedies. It has been passed around, passed down, re-set and ultimately immortalized on a pedestal in Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Now the museum is celebrating the Hope's 50th anniversary at the Smithsonian, in style, with an elegant new temporary setting.
To see the other designs submitted visit the website:
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=136360#learn-more
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