Hooker Yellow Diamond Ring

Up the Wow Factor. Part of a dazzling suite of 18k yellow gold jewelry designed in the late 1980s by Cartier, Inc., the spectacular Hooker Yellow Diamond Ring showcases a 61.12-carat fancy yellow diamond, prized for its size, clarity, cut and rare color. Triangular-cut colorless diamonds (4.75 total carat weight) complete the lavish setting. Our gold-plated replica is fashioned with cubic zirconia. Assembled in the USA.  Sizes 5-9.

Museum Provenance

Gems accumulate history. The very stone that once adorned a king or queen might today be set in someone’s cocktail ring. (The history of the Hope Diamond includes a stint in the French Crown Jewels, a daring theft, two recuttings, and purchase by an English king.) The astonishing replica collections presented on these next pages—a mere sampling of the extraordinary holdings in our National Museum of Natural History’s National Gem Collection—let you dazzle in their reflected glory.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.