Antonio Bianco

Antonio "Nino" Bianco (December 26, 1951 – June 15, 2009)[1] was a South African diamond cutter of Italian ancestry.

Bianco, who was born into a family of gemstone cutters, moved to the United States in 1976. He was especially well-known for cutting large diamonds, including a significant number of stones weighing more than 100 carats (20 g) when cut, including the "Dream Diamond", a 100-carat (20 g) fancy colored yellow diamond he produced for the Graff diamond company in 2006, with estimated value at the time of ₤13 million.[2]

Bianco died of cancer on June 15, 2009.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (June 27, 2009). "Antonio Bianco, Who Teased Luster and Light From Diamonds, Dies at 57". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/nyregion/28bianco.html. Retrieved June 28, 2009. 
  2. ^ Wheldon, Julie (October 19, 2006). "Stunning £13m diamond unveiled to public". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-411490/Stunning-13m-diamond-unveiled-public.html. Retrieved June 28, 2009. 
  3. ^ Antonio Bianco obituary Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on June 28, 2009.