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Lot 1988
AN IMPORTANT RUBY AND DIAMOND 'FLORA' NECKLACE, BY BULGARI
Closed26 November 2013
Price Realised
HKD 29,240,000
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AN IMPORTANT RUBY AND DIAMOND 'FLORA' NECKLACE, BY BULGARI
The bib necklace, designed as an openwork panel of thirty oval-shaped rubies weighing approximately from 7.00 to 1.21 carats, connected by keystone and whistle-cut diamond overlapping circular links, interspersed by pear-shaped diamond florets, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds, extending to the backchain, mounted in 18k white and yellow gold, 36.0 cm long, in black leather Bulgari case
Signed Bulgari
Accompanied by report no. 0512057/1 to 22 dated 14 December 2005 from the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory stating that the twenty-two rubies weighing from 3.03 to 1.21 carat is of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating
Eight reports dated 27 March 2003 to 11 November 2004 from the Gem Research Swiss Lab stating that the eight rubies weighing from 7.00 to 3.16 carat are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indication of thermal treatment
Please note that the certificates are more than 5 years old and might require an update
The total weight of the certified rubies is 83.71 carat
The bib necklace, designed as an openwork panel of thirty oval-shaped rubies weighing approximately from 7.00 to 1.21 carats, connected by keystone and whistle-cut diamond overlapping circular links, interspersed by pear-shaped diamond florets, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds, extending to the backchain, mounted in 18k white and yellow gold, 36.0 cm long, in black leather Bulgari case
Signed Bulgari
Accompanied by report no. 0512057/1 to 22 dated 14 December 2005 from the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory stating that the twenty-two rubies weighing from 3.03 to 1.21 carat is of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating
Eight reports dated 27 March 2003 to 11 November 2004 from the Gem Research Swiss Lab stating that the eight rubies weighing from 7.00 to 3.16 carat are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indication of thermal treatment
Please note that the certificates are more than 5 years old and might require an update
The total weight of the certified rubies is 83.71 carat
AN IMPORTANT RUBY AND DIAMOND 'FLORA' NECKLACE, BY BULGARI
The bib necklace, designed as an openwork panel of thirty oval-shaped rubies weighing approximately from 7.00 to 1.21 carats, connected by keystone and whistle-cut diamond overlapping circular links, interspersed by pear-shaped diamond florets, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds, extending to the backchain, mounted in 18k white and yellow gold, 36.0 cm long, in black leather Bulgari case
Signed Bulgari
Accompanied by report no. 0512057/1 to 22 dated 14 December 2005 from the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory stating that the twenty-two rubies weighing from 3.03 to 1.21 carat is of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating
Eight reports dated 27 March 2003 to 11 November 2004 from the Gem Research Swiss Lab stating that the eight rubies weighing from 7.00 to 3.16 carat are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indication of thermal treatment
Please note that the certificates are more than 5 years old and might require an update
The total weight of the certified rubies is 83.71 carat
The bib necklace, designed as an openwork panel of thirty oval-shaped rubies weighing approximately from 7.00 to 1.21 carats, connected by keystone and whistle-cut diamond overlapping circular links, interspersed by pear-shaped diamond florets, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds, extending to the backchain, mounted in 18k white and yellow gold, 36.0 cm long, in black leather Bulgari case
Signed Bulgari
Accompanied by report no. 0512057/1 to 22 dated 14 December 2005 from the Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory stating that the twenty-two rubies weighing from 3.03 to 1.21 carat is of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating
Eight reports dated 27 March 2003 to 11 November 2004 from the Gem Research Swiss Lab stating that the eight rubies weighing from 7.00 to 3.16 carat are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indication of thermal treatment
Please note that the certificates are more than 5 years old and might require an update
The total weight of the certified rubies is 83.71 carat
Amanda Triossi, Bulgari: 125 Years of Italian Magnificence, Milan (2011), page 310
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
Specialist note
US$3,500,000-5,500,000