THE UNIVERSAL RING 289 THE MAGIC RING 289 DIVINING RINGS 290 RENAISSANCE REMEDY RINGS 291 VISIBILITY RINGS 292 RELIGIOUS RINGS 293 PRACTICAL RINGS 294 POISON RINGS 295 HONORARY RINGS 296 POSIES AND LOVERS’ RINGS 296 THE NUPTIAL RING 298 LESS SOLEMN MARRIAGE RINGS 299 COUNTING FINGERS 301 MEMORIAL RINGS 302 _Chapter 17: Some Famous Stones_ _305_ THE BLACK PRINCE’S RUBY 305 OTHER PRECIOUS STONES 306 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 307 THE DIAMONDS 307 THE KOHINOOR 308 TAVERNIER 310 THE FLORENTINE 310 THE GREAT MOGUL 311 THE ORLOFF 311 THE SHAH OF PERSIA 312 THE GREAT TABLE 313 THE BLUE TAVERNIER 313 THE HOPE 314 THE JEHAN AKBAR SHAH 315 THE CULLINAN 315 THE EXCELSIOR 316 THE REGENT 316 THE SANCY 318 OUT OF THE EARTH 319 _List of Illustrations_ _Frontispiece_ THE BIRTHSTONES, COLORPLATES _Following Page 32_ 1. GREEK EARRINGS, 5TH CENTURY B.C. 2. CYPRIOTE PENDANT, 8TH CENTURY B.C. 3. EARLY 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN BROOCH 4. EGYPTIAN BRACELET, 4TH CENTURY B.C. 5. ETRUSCAN RING 6. 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN RING 7. CYPRIOTE RING 8. ROMAN WREATH, 3RD CENTURY B.C. 9. INSIDE VIEW OF THE FAMOUS OLD TIFFANY STORE, NEW YORK, 1875 10. THE CROWNING OF A QUEEN 11. THE BRITISH CROWN JEWELS 12. THE BRITISH CROWN JEWELS 13. REMODELLING THE IMPERIAL STATE CROWN 14. EMPRESS ELISABETH OF AUSTRIA _Following Page 104_ 15. QUEEN ELIZABETH II 16. PEARL AND BAGUETTE DIAMOND EARCLIPS 17. DEEP SEA ALGAE 18. DOUBLE ROSE CLIP 19. DIAMOND AND PEARL LEAVES 20. PEARL AND DIAMOND NECKLACE 21. PEARL RING 22. QUEEN GERALDINE OF ALBANIA 23. DIAMOND NECKLACE 24. DIAMONDS CAUGHT IN A NET 25. NECKLACE FOR A BRIDE 26. DIAMOND PINCUSHION ORNAMENT 27. DIAMOND PINCUSHION ORNAMENT 28. MARIANNE OSTIER _Following Page 176_ 29. MRS. FREDERIC GIMBEL 30. BELLFLOWER BROOCH AND EARCLIPS 31. BRACELET AND ENGAGEMENT RING 32. DESIGN FOR A DIAMOND RING 33. DESIGN FOR A GOLD RING 34. DESIGN FOR A FORMAL DIAMOND AND PLATINUM BRACELET 35. DIAMOND AND PEARL BRACELET 36. DESIGN FOR A BRACELET 37. TREE OF LIFE 38. DESIGN FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE JEWEL 39. AURORA BOREALIS 40. FLOWER FANTASY 41. DIAMOND HAIR ORNAMENT 42. THREE-STRAND PEARL BRACELET 43. MISS BLANCHE THEBOM 44. CANTERBURY BELL 45. GOLD SHELL FOR INFORMAL WEAR 46. FLOWER LAPEL BROOCH 47. MRS. TEX MC CRARY _Following Page 256_ 48. PORTRAIT OF H. H. INDIRA DEVI 49. SPRAY PIN DESIGN 50. DESIGN FOR A DIAMOND CUP