Antonio Bianco
South African diamond cutter
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| Intro | South African diamond cutter | |
| Places | South Africa | |
| was | Diamond cutter | |
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| Birth | 26 December 1951 | |
| Death | 15 June 2009 (aged 57 years) |
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Antonio "Nino" Bianco (26 December 1951 – 15 June 2009) 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.
Bianco died of cancer on 15 June 2009.