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Auction archive: Lot number 1401

AN EXCEPTIONAL PARAIBA TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND RING

Auction 08.07.2003
8 Jul 2003
Estimate
HK$1,600,000 - HK$2,000,000
ca. US$205,155 - US$256,444
Price realised:
HK$2,079,750
ca. US$266,669
Auction archive: Lot number 1401

AN EXCEPTIONAL PARAIBA TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND RING

Auction 08.07.2003
8 Jul 2003
Estimate
HK$1,600,000 - HK$2,000,000
ca. US$205,155 - US$256,444
Price realised:
HK$2,079,750
ca. US$266,669
Beschreibung:

AN EXCEPTIONAL PARAIBA TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND RING Set with an oval-cut Paraìba tourmaline weighing 8.90 carats in a pavé-set diamond surround, gallery and entwined four-band shoulders, mounted in platinum, ring size 5½ With certificate 0301074 dated 23 January 2003 from the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory stating that the tourmaline is a Paraìba tourmaline. Also accompanied by an appendix stating that the 8.90 carat "Paraìba" tourmaline described in the above mentioned Gemstone Report, is one of the exceptional rarities. Besides its large size, this extraordinary gemstone possesses a saturated and homogeneous pure blue colour, combined with a very high degree of transparency. A pleasant shape and a finely proportioned cut provide numerous vivid reflections of a vibrant blue colour, and the high purity of the gemstone makes it virtually eye-clean.

Auction archive: Lot number 1401
Auction:
Datum:
8 Jul 2003
Auction house:
Christie's
Hong Kong
Beschreibung:

AN EXCEPTIONAL PARAIBA TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND RING Set with an oval-cut Paraìba tourmaline weighing 8.90 carats in a pavé-set diamond surround, gallery and entwined four-band shoulders, mounted in platinum, ring size 5½ With certificate 0301074 dated 23 January 2003 from the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory stating that the tourmaline is a Paraìba tourmaline. Also accompanied by an appendix stating that the 8.90 carat "Paraìba" tourmaline described in the above mentioned Gemstone Report, is one of the exceptional rarities. Besides its large size, this extraordinary gemstone possesses a saturated and homogeneous pure blue colour, combined with a very high degree of transparency. A pleasant shape and a finely proportioned cut provide numerous vivid reflections of a vibrant blue colour, and the high purity of the gemstone makes it virtually eye-clean.

Auction archive: Lot number 1401
Auction:
Datum:
8 Jul 2003
Auction house:
Christie's
Hong Kong
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