Live Auction 20937Magnificent Jewels
MOUAWAD SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS
Lot 42 Property from an Important Collection

MOUAWAD SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS

Closed11 May 2022

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CHF 705,600

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MOUAWAD SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS
Cushion-shaped sapphires of 6.54 and 6.24 carats, round and pear-shaped diamonds, 18k white gold, pendants detachable, signed Mouawad, maker's mark

Gübelin, 2020, report no. 20090013: 6.54 carats, Kashmir, no indications of heating, with Information Sheet on unheated sapphires
Gübelin, 2020, report no. 20090014: 6.24 carats, Kashmir, no indications of heating, with Information Sheet on unheated sapphires
SSEF, 2019, report no. 105196: 6.547 and 6.245 carats, Kashmir, no indications of heating

Size/Dimensions: 5.3 cm
Gross weight: 27.4 grams

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KASHMIR SAPPHIRES
There are many reasons why sapphires from Kashmir are the most sought after. Their colour is very particular and enhanced by a charming velvet-like silkiness. Most importantly, sapphires from Kashmir are very rare, as the mines were exhausted within just over a decade, having only been at full exploitation between 1881 and 1887.