AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLACE
Lot 1774 PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLACE

Closed28 May 2013

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AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND PENDENT NECKLACE
THE COLLET-SET BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMOND NECKCHAIN SUSPENDING A HEART-SHAPED DIAMOND WEIGHING 10.16 CARATS, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM, 43.0 CM LONG (LENGTH ADJUSTABLE)

ACCOMPANIED BY REPORT NO. 1152255198 DATED 12 FEBRUARY 2013 FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE 10.16 CARAT DIAMOND IS D COLOUR, INTERNALLY FLAWLESS CLARITY, WITH EXCELLENT POLISH

ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A SUPPLEMENTAL LETTER FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THE 10.16 CARAT DIAMOND HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE TYPE IIA. TYPE IIA DIAMONDS ARE THE MOST CHEMICALLY PURE TYPE OF DIAMOND AND OFTEN HAVE EXCEPTIONAL OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY. TYPE IIA DIAMONDS WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED AS ORIGINATING FROM INDIA (PARTICULARLY FROM THE GOLCONDA REGION) BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN RECOVERED IN ALL MAJOR DIAMOND-PRODUCING REGIONS OF THE WORLD. AMONG FAMOUS GEM DIAMONDS, THE 530.20 CARAT CULLINAN AND THE 105.60 CARAT KOH-I-NOOR, ARE EXAMPLES OF TYPE IIA


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US$850,000-1,200,000