Patiala Necklace [SEP] creator
Patiala Necklace
The Patiala Necklace was a necklace created by the House of Cartier in 1928. It was made for Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, who was the Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala.
The necklace contained 2,930 diamonds, including as its centrepiece the world's seventh-largest diamond at the time, the "De Beers". That diamond had a 428 carat pre-cut weigh, and it weighed 234.65 carats in its final setting. The necklace also contained seven other large diamonds ranging from 18 to 73
in his palace. He also owned more than 10 Rolls Royce cars and the famous Patiala Necklace which had 2930 diamonds including the world's seventh largest called De Beers. The founder of State Bank of Patiala, he lived life king size.
It is believed that the Maharaja had a polo team that consisted of legendary Sikh warriors like himself. He invited the Irish team called Viceroy's Pride for a friendly tournament of 'tent pegging' (a game where players on horseback have to collect small objects with their spears)