The English Dresden is a famous diamond found at the Bagagem mines in Minas Gerais in Brazil, in 1857 at about the same time as the equally celebrated Star of the South.
By chance, Dresden was able to compare it to the Koh-i Noor, he relates, "I matched my drop with the 'Koh-i-Noor' at Garrard's one day, and to the surprise of all present, the latter's color turned yellowish, a proof how perfectly white my diamond must be.
[3] The War in America finished and cotton prices again sunk, placing the merchant in an embarrassing financial position.
His estate had to besettled, and his executors were in the fortunate position of being able to sell on the already celebrated "Durban Drop", to cover the £40,000.
This time the diamond was purchased by Malhār Rāo, the Gaekwad of the princely state of Baroda, in India.