This pair of almost identical, pear-shaped diamonds originally weighed 46.95 and 46.70 carats. They were set as a pair of earrings for the Maharani of Indore, Shamista Devi Holkar, by her husband, Tukoji Rao III. Rao, who had been implicated in a murder case, had abdicated the throne in favour of his son and settled in Europe.

During a visit to Switzerland, he met and fell in love with Nancy Anne Miller, a rich young American lady. After their marriage in 1928, she converted to Hinduism and was named Shamista.

When Tukoji Rao decided to sell the diamonds in 1946, it was bought by the legendary jeweller Harry Winston who recut the stones to 46.30 and 44.14 carats to bring out their brilliance.

The stones are presently owned by the famous diamond connoisseur, Robert Mouawad.

Information courtesy: Internetstones.com