The Ruspoli Sapphire, also known as the Wooden Spoonseller's Sapphire and the Great Sapphire of Louis XIV, is a 135.8 carat (27.16 g) blue sapphire nearly without flaw. It possesses only six facets and is known for its distinctive lozenge shape.
The legend of the sapphire's origins begins with its discovery by a wooden spoon-seller in bengal It then came into the hands of italian Prince faransco maria ruspoli in the 17th century. By 1691, King louis xiv possessed the gemstone and placed it in the french crown jewls. It was confiscated by the revolutionary government during the french revolation Today the sapphire resides in the paris musiam of natural history.
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