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Auction archive: Lot number 883

AN IMPORTANT FANCY DARK GRAY-GREENISH YELLOW AND FANCY ORANGY PINK DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLET

Auction 20.11.1997
20 Nov 1997
Estimate
CHF480,000 - CHF600,000
ca. US$341,196 - US$426,495
Price realised:
CHF553,500
ca. US$393,441
Auction archive: Lot number 883

AN IMPORTANT FANCY DARK GRAY-GREENISH YELLOW AND FANCY ORANGY PINK DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLET

Auction 20.11.1997
20 Nov 1997
Estimate
CHF480,000 - CHF600,000
ca. US$341,196 - US$426,495
Price realised:
CHF553,500
ca. US$393,441
Beschreibung:

AN IMPORTANT FANCY DARK GRAY-GREENISH YELLOW AND FANCY ORANGY PINK DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLET The pendant set with a pear-shaped fancy dark gray-greenish yellow diamond weighing 12.29 carats in an old European-cut diamond cluster surround with diamond collet surmount to the pear-shaped fancy orangy pink diamond weighing 3.24 carats suspended from a lozenge-link necklet with seed pearl spacers, 41.0 cm. With certificate 10179597 dated 30/7/1997 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 12.29 carat diamond is fancy dark grey-greenish yellow, natural colour, and certificates 10155517 and 9708033 dated 24/7/1997 and 20/8/1997 from the Gemological Institute of America and the Gbelin Gemmological Laboratories stating that the 3.24 carat diamond is fancy orangy pink, natural colour, VVS1 clarity, the Gbelin certificate accompanied by an appendix stating: "The diamond of 3.24 ct possesses a high degree of transparency which is particular to type IIa natural diamonds. Diamonds of this type will most certainly evoke references to the historic term of `Golconda'".

Auction archive: Lot number 883
Auction:
Datum:
20 Nov 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
Geneva
Beschreibung:

AN IMPORTANT FANCY DARK GRAY-GREENISH YELLOW AND FANCY ORANGY PINK DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLET The pendant set with a pear-shaped fancy dark gray-greenish yellow diamond weighing 12.29 carats in an old European-cut diamond cluster surround with diamond collet surmount to the pear-shaped fancy orangy pink diamond weighing 3.24 carats suspended from a lozenge-link necklet with seed pearl spacers, 41.0 cm. With certificate 10179597 dated 30/7/1997 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 12.29 carat diamond is fancy dark grey-greenish yellow, natural colour, and certificates 10155517 and 9708033 dated 24/7/1997 and 20/8/1997 from the Gemological Institute of America and the Gbelin Gemmological Laboratories stating that the 3.24 carat diamond is fancy orangy pink, natural colour, VVS1 clarity, the Gbelin certificate accompanied by an appendix stating: "The diamond of 3.24 ct possesses a high degree of transparency which is particular to type IIa natural diamonds. Diamonds of this type will most certainly evoke references to the historic term of `Golconda'".

Auction archive: Lot number 883
Auction:
Datum:
20 Nov 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
Geneva
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