AN EXCEPTIONAL RUBY AND COLOURED DIAMOND RING
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AN EXCEPTIONAL RUBY AND COLOURED DIAMOND RING

Closed12 November 2013

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AN EXCEPTIONAL RUBY AND COLOURED DIAMOND RING
Set with an oval-shaped ruby, weighing approximately 5.09 carats, to the pink diamond surround, mounted in platinum and gold, ring size 6
Accompanied by report no. 0706542 dated 29 June 2007 from the Gübelin GemLab stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating, and that the 'colour variety of the ruby may also be called "pigeon's blood red"', an Appendix indicating that 'Such a combination of characteristics is rare in natural rubies of this size', and a Note on 'Large rubies of top gem-quality'.

Report no. 69836 dated 19 September 2013 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating and that 'the colour of this ruby may also be called pigeon blood red', also with an Appendix Letter indicating that 'Its vivid and saturated colour, poetically referred to as 'pigeon blood' red, is due to a combination of well-balanced trace elements in this gemstone, characteristic for the finest rubies from Mogok'.

Please note that the coloured diamonds have not been tested for natural colour