Consisting of a wide assortment of Estate Diamond Jewelry , we bring you Rings, Earrings, Necklaces, Pins, Brooches and Bracelets in Platinum and Gold.. The first South African Diamond was found in 1866 and several months later on the banks of the River Vaal the famous ‘Star of Africa'. These deposits attracted thousands of prospectors where a ‘tent city' became a ‘corrugated iron shack city' and later a ‘brick city'. Many of the mine concessions belonged to a French company compelled to sell due to the constant cave-ins resulting in individual concessions being abandoned. The buyer was Cecil Rhodes, founder of Rhodesia as well as De Beers.