A COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
Lot 2101

A COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING

Closed25 November 2014

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HKD 13,840,000

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A COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
SET WITH A PEAR-SHAPED FANCY PINK DIAMOND WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5.42 CARATS, FLANKED BY HEART-SHAPED DIAMONDS, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM, RING SIZE 5¼

ACCOMPANIED BY REPORT NO. 1152982550 DATED 15 APRIL 2014 FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE 5.42 CARAT DIAMOND IS FANCY PINK, NATURAL COLOUR, INTERNALLY FLAWLESS CLARITY

ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A SUPPLEMENTAL LETTER FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE 5.42 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 I AND THE 105.60 CARAT KOH-I-NOOR, ARE EXAMPLES OF TYPE IIA


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US$800,000-1,200,000