Tuesday 17 June 2008

The Deefer Diamond : A memorial to a loved dog.

















The 0.35 carat Topaz Blue diamond shown, was made from the 'cremains' (cremation ashes) of a Battersea Dogs Home mongrel. Much loved by her owner, she was rescued from the Dogs Home and lived happily reaching the ripe old age of 14. On delevery of the diamond, the owner was asked why the dog was called 'Deefer'?? 'D' for dog........get it?
Although it is very unusual to make blue diamonds, it was a huge privelidge to make this fabulous diamond. Blues are incredibly difficult to master and the biggest we can curently make is 0.8 carat - which costs in the region of £8500. It also take about 15 weeks to process.

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