Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace

These sapphires are surrounded by 435 brilliant-cut diamonds that total 83.75 carats.

The sapphires are cushion-cut, some of the diamonds are pear-shaped and the others are round cut.

It is currently on display at the National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., alongside the Bismarck Sapphire Necklace and the Logan sapphire.

[3] It was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. Evelyn Annenberg Hall (c. 1912 – April 21, 2005) in 1979.

[1] She was the sister of Walter Annenberg, publisher, businessman, and philanthropist.