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This suggests the possibility that the Queen of Holland was mined in South Africa, but nothing is known of the diamond's earlier history until it arrived in Amsterdam at a time when numerous South African diamonds were finding their way there. Yet, there are experts who think that the Queen of Holland is a typical Golconda stone.

The Maharajah of Nawanagar purchased the Queen of Holland and Cartier set it as the centerpiece of the pendant to the magnificent ceremonial necklace of the Prince. Jacques Cartier, who assembled the necklace, referred to it as "a really superb realization of a connoisseur's dream."

Cartier eventually bought the diamond from the Maharajah's family and sent it to their London branch in 1960. In 1978 William Goldberg of New York purchased the diamond and it was re-cut, with minor alterations, from 136.25 carats to its present weight. Later that year it was sold for a reported $7,000,000. The Queen of Holland is now owned by Robert Mouawad.

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