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1947: Evalyn Walsh McLean passed away at the age of 60. Two years later, the Hope Diamond and the rest of her jewelry collection were purchased by Harry Winston, Inc. 1949: Harry Winston purchased the Hope Diamond from Evalyn Walsh McLean’s estate.
17 de may. de 2011 · For some reason, and Langlois isn’t sure why, but Galagan was invited to a party at the Washington, D.C. home of the wealthy socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean, the owner of the Hope Diamond at the time.
The Hope was later acquired by the Paris firm of Cartier, which sold it in 1911 to Evalyn Walsh McLean, the daughter of a wealthy Colorado gold miner. Mrs. McLean died in 1947, and her jewelry collection, including the Hope diamond, was sold to Harry Winston to help settle claims against her estate.
Joseph McLean Gregory is the great-grandson of Evalyn Walsh McLean. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, he was educated at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and is the president and founder of Hope Diamond Collection. A noted author and historian, Joseph has received rave reviews for his books, Queen of Diamonds and his latest book ...
27 de oct. de 2017 · Little did I know at the time that an Asheville, North Carolina toddler once buried that very gem in a sandbox. It also was attached to the collar of her grandmother’s dog. The little girl who played with the Hope Diamond (currently valued at $250 million) was Mamie Reynolds, and her grandmother was Evalyn Walsh McLean.
In Bar Harbor, the fabulously wealthy Evalyn Walsh McLean hung the Hope diamond from her dog’s neck. Willie K. Vanderbilt sulked in his yacht off Bar Harbor after his sensational divorce. And Joseph Pulitzer, crusader for the working class, hid out in a soundproof Bar Harbor tower, unable to bear the slightest noise.
2 de jul. de 2009 · Upon John’s death in 1916, the house passed to his son Edward. Edward, a known alcoholic, had married Evalyn Walsh. Edward spent his last days in a Maryland sanitarium, where he died in 1941. Evalyn Walsh McLean leased the house to the federal government in 1935 for use as office space for three of the New Deal agencies.
