Vargas diamond explained

Vargas Diamond
Carats:	726
Cutter:	Adrian Graselly^[1]
Found:	1938

The Vargas Diamond, discovered in Brazil on August 13, 1938 (July 1938 according to Ball & Kerr^[2]) by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was 726.6carat when pulled out of the ground. Twenty-nine smaller diamonds were carved from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the 48.26carat emerald cut diamond named "President Vargas", after the former Brazilian president, Getúlio Vargas.^[3]

The diamond has been in the possession of Harry Winston, a jeweler from New York.^[4]

See also

• List of largest rough diamonds
• List of diamonds

Further reading

• Esmaraldo Reis (1940) Three Large Brazilian Diamonds, pp.  2–3 Gemological Institute of America, US, Vol. 3, No. 6 (Summer 1940)
• Shipley, Robert M. (1944) Gemological Digest: Additional Notes on the President Vargas Diamond, pp.  168–169 (PDF page 12–13) Gemological Institute of America, US, Vol. 4, No. 11 (Fall 1944)

Notes and References

1. News: Fabulous Vargas Diamond Severed. 1 October 2017. St. Petersburg Times. UP. July 24, 1941.
2. Sydney H. Ball & Paul F. Kerr (1941) The Vargas Diamond, pp.  7–8. Gemological Institute of America, US, Vol. 3, No. 9 (Spring 1941)
3. Web site: Original web design for Original-diamonds.com tm . Famous Diamonds | Vargas . Original-Diamonds . 1938-08-13 . 2015-03-09.
4. News: N. Y. Diamond Merchant Has Passion For Gems. 1 October 2017. St Petersburg Times. AP. November 10, 1958.