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For more than a half-century, one of the world's most celebrated diamonds, the fabled Wittelsbach blue, was not on view. It was once set in the Order of the Golden Fleece ornament, shown here.
 

 

Ludwig I (Louis I) of Bavaria standing beside the Bavarian Crown mounted with the original Wittelsbach diamond.
 

 

In December 2008, the Wittelsbach blue suddenly turned up at auction, centerpiece of Christie's London sale of important gems.