Fabulous Diamonds (1959)

Titles read: FABULOUS DIAMONDS. London and South Africa. Exterior of Christie s Auction House. Inside we see various shots of The Ageless Diamond exhibition. People peer in showcases to see Marie Antoinette s diamond necklace and diadem. C, Us of these and a Directoire diamond clasp, with a miniature painting of a French officer in the centre. C, U of the Eureka diamond the first diamond to be discovered in South Africa in 1867. Several archive shots of the 1927 diamond rush in South Africa. Old man sits in a chair; Crowds of people around; horsedrawn wagon; two men holding stakes; people digging for diamonds. General views of the town of Kimberley today. African men working at a diamond mine. Miners line up to have their findings assessed. They hand diamonds over to a white man at a desk. M, S of rough, uncut diamonds on a table. Back at Christie s we see C, U of diamond ring on a finger. Two models wear diamond tiaras and necklaces. One of the necklaces includes the Nepal d