The 137-carat Florentine Diamond was thought to be missing since the early 1920s. In November 2025, The New York Times reported that it has been in a Canadian bank vault since 1953. Empress Zita of ...
Palest yellow and large as a quail’s egg, the Florentine Diamond is among history’s most fabled gemstones. Its 137 carats, intricately cut, passed through the hands of one European dynasty after ...
A diamond that once glittered in the crowns of emperors resurfaced — and not in Vienna or Paris, but inside a secure Canadian bank vault. According to The New York Times (1), the 137-carat Florentine ...