Sir John Lawrence almost lost one of these items, but recovered it thanks to an honest valet, when he took it from India to give to Queen Victoria. As presented by Adam Smith, the "paradox of value" contrasts the cheapness of water and the expense of these objects. Sir William Crookes named a large one of these objects after William Cullinan. Ahmad Shah Durrani recovered one of these items from the plunder of Nader Shah; that one, placed by Shah Jahan on the (*) Peacock Throne, is the Koh-i-Noor. In an F. Scott Fitzgerald novella, Percy claims 
Sir John Lawrence almost lost one of these items, but recovered it thanks to an honest valet, when he took it from India to give to Queen Victoria. As presented by Adam Smith, the "paradox of value" contrasts the cheapness of water and the expense of these objects. Sir William Crookes named a large one of these objects after William Cullinan. Ahmad Shah Durrani recovered one of these items from the plunder of Nader Shah; that one, placed by Shah Jahan on the (*) Peacock Throne, is the Koh-i-Noor. In an F. Scott Fitzgerald novella, Percy claims that his father has one of these items larger than a hotel. Many of these were taken from the earth at Kimberley by the de Beers company. For 10 points, name these valuable objects, "blood" examples of which proliferate throughout Africa.
Sir John Lawrence almost lost one of these items, but recovered it thanks to an honest valet, when he took it from India to give to Queen Victoria.
diamonds [prompt on jewels or Crown Jewels] &lt;VC, Other&gt;