Harry Winston: The Ultimate Jeweler

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This book tells the story of Harry Winston, who for more than 50 years was the dealer and jeweller who dealt with and designed some of the worlds most wonderful jewels. Over the course of his career he bought and fashioned some of the finest rough diamonds ever discovered, including - The Jonker, The Taylor-Burton, the Niarchos, The Winston and the Star of Sierra Leone. He also bought and sold such famous historical Diamonds such as The Arcots, The Idols Eye, The Indore Pear Shapes, The Eugenie Blue and probably most famously he donated The Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institute. Over one hundred of his creations are illustrated here, many for the first time. 236 pages, revised edition from 1988. ISBN:9780873110181