Monnickendam Diamonds

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Monnickendam Diamonds Limited, with its main offices at Ely Place, London, carries out the business of diamond cutting and the selling of polished diamonds.^[1][2]

Monnickendam Diamonds is a fourth generation family business that was founded in 1890 by Louis Monnickendam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.^[3]

In 1914, Louis Monnickendam moved the business to the United Kingdom and established the head office in Hatton Garden, London.^[3]

In 1920, Albert (orse. Abraham) Monnickendam, the second president of the business, changed the name of the business to A. Monnickendam.^[3]

In 1941, the business became incorporated as A. Monnickendam Limited.^[4]

Secrets of the Diamond, by Abraham Monnickendam, was published by F. Muller Limited in 1941.^[5]

The Magic of Diamonds, by Abraham Monnickendam, was published by Hammond, Hammond & Company in 1955.^[6]

In 1966, A. Monnickendam Limited was awarded the Queen's Award for Industry for export achievement.^[7]

Arthur Monnickendam, the third president of the business, represented the diamond industry in the London Chamber of Commerce and became a member of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, representing the United Kingdom.^[3]

In 1995, the business became incorporated as Monnickendam Diamonds Limited.^[4]

Gary Monnickendam is the current and fourth president of the business.^[3]

In May 2009 Gary Monnickendam cut a 7.03ct Fancy Vivid Blue Internally Flawless Diamond on behalf of Petra Diamonds.^[8][9] This diamond achieved the then highest price per carat ever paid for a diamond when it was sold at auction by Sotheby's in Geneva for 10.5 million Swiss francs (US$9.5 million at the time) which is in excess of US$1.3 million per carat."CORRECTED - Rare blue diamond sells for record $9.5 million". Reuters UK. 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016.^[10][11]

From the 1940s to the 1990s the business operated its diamond workshop at Medina House, in Hove, neighboring Brighton, on the south coast of England.^[12][13][14]

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