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A MAGNIFICENT RUBY AND DIAMOND RING, BY JAMES W. CURRENS FOR FAIDEE
SET WITH AN OVAL-SHAPED RUBY WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 8.88 CARATS, JOINED BY PEAR AND MARQUISE-CUT DIAMONDS WEIGHING FROM 1.22 TO 1.01 CARATS, TO THE BRILLIANT-CUT UNDULATING HOOP, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM AND 18K YELLOW GOLD, RING SIZE 5¼, IN BLACK FAIDEE CASE
SIGNED AND WITH MAKER'S MARK FOR JAMES W. CURRENS
ACCOMPANIED BY REPORT NO. 12110084 DATED 9 NOVEMBER 2012 FROM THE GüBELIN GEMMOLOGICAL LABORATORY STATING THAT THE 8.88 CARAT RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING AND THIS COLOUR VARIETY MAY ALSO BE CALLED "PIGEON'S BLOOD RED" IN THE TRADE; ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPENDIX AND NOTE STATING THAT BURMA HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNISED AS THE LOCALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST DESIRABLE RUBIES IN THE WORLD. WITHIN BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), THE MOST FAMED REGION IS THE MOGOK VALLEY, OR MOGOK STONE TRACT, IN THE KATHA DISTRICT, NORTH EAST OF MANDALAY. THESE MOGOK-TYPE RUBIES TYPICALLY POSSESS A RED BODY COLOUR AND RED UV-FLUORESCENCE. IN ADDITION, THEY MAY CONTAIN TINY AMOUNTS OF LIGHT-SCATTERING RUTILE SILK AND A SWIRL-LIKE GROWTH PATTERN. IT IS THIS COMBINATION OF FEATURES WHICH GIVES THESE RUBIES THEIR CHARACTERISTIC APPEARANCE. THE NATURAL RUBY OF 8.88 CARAT DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED GüBELIN GEM LAB REPORT POSSESSES A RICHLY SATURATED AND HOMOGENOUS COLOUR, COMBINED WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY. IN ADDITION, THIS GEMSTONE HAS BEEN SPARED OF THERMAL TREATMENT. SUCH A COMBINATION OF CHARACTERISTICS IS RARE IN NATURAL RUBIES OF THIS SIZE
ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A REPORT NO. 7142168221 DATED 23 NOVEMBER 2012 FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE 8.88 CARAT NATURAL RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING AND THE COLOR APPEARANCE OF THIS RUBY IS DESCRIBED IN THE TRADE AS "PIGEON'S BLOOD"; ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A MONOGRAPH AND A LETTER STATING THAT THE 8.88 CARAT RUBY IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE CLASSIC PIGEON'S BLOOD COLOUR. THE INTENSITY OF THE RED COLOUR GIVES THIS GEM A SENSATION THAT IS A TRULY FITTING SUBJECT FOR DETAILED DOCUMENTATION
SEVEN REPORTS DATED FROM 26 APRIL 2011 TO 28 JUNE 2012 FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE PEAR AND MARQUISE-CUT DIAMONDS WEIGHING FROM 1.22 TO 1.01 CARAT RANGE FROM D TO E COLOUR, VVS1 TO VS1 CLARITY
ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FAIDEE
SET WITH AN OVAL-SHAPED RUBY WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 8.88 CARATS, JOINED BY PEAR AND MARQUISE-CUT DIAMONDS WEIGHING FROM 1.22 TO 1.01 CARATS, TO THE BRILLIANT-CUT UNDULATING HOOP, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM AND 18K YELLOW GOLD, RING SIZE 5¼, IN BLACK FAIDEE CASE
SIGNED AND WITH MAKER'S MARK FOR JAMES W. CURRENS
ACCOMPANIED BY REPORT NO. 12110084 DATED 9 NOVEMBER 2012 FROM THE GüBELIN GEMMOLOGICAL LABORATORY STATING THAT THE 8.88 CARAT RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING AND THIS COLOUR VARIETY MAY ALSO BE CALLED "PIGEON'S BLOOD RED" IN THE TRADE; ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPENDIX AND NOTE STATING THAT BURMA HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNISED AS THE LOCALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST DESIRABLE RUBIES IN THE WORLD. WITHIN BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), THE MOST FAMED REGION IS THE MOGOK VALLEY, OR MOGOK STONE TRACT, IN THE KATHA DISTRICT, NORTH EAST OF MANDALAY. THESE MOGOK-TYPE RUBIES TYPICALLY POSSESS A RED BODY COLOUR AND RED UV-FLUORESCENCE. IN ADDITION, THEY MAY CONTAIN TINY AMOUNTS OF LIGHT-SCATTERING RUTILE SILK AND A SWIRL-LIKE GROWTH PATTERN. IT IS THIS COMBINATION OF FEATURES WHICH GIVES THESE RUBIES THEIR CHARACTERISTIC APPEARANCE. THE NATURAL RUBY OF 8.88 CARAT DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED GüBELIN GEM LAB REPORT POSSESSES A RICHLY SATURATED AND HOMOGENOUS COLOUR, COMBINED WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY. IN ADDITION, THIS GEMSTONE HAS BEEN SPARED OF THERMAL TREATMENT. SUCH A COMBINATION OF CHARACTERISTICS IS RARE IN NATURAL RUBIES OF THIS SIZE
ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A REPORT NO. 7142168221 DATED 23 NOVEMBER 2012 FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE 8.88 CARAT NATURAL RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING AND THE COLOR APPEARANCE OF THIS RUBY IS DESCRIBED IN THE TRADE AS "PIGEON'S BLOOD"; ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A MONOGRAPH AND A LETTER STATING THAT THE 8.88 CARAT RUBY IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE CLASSIC PIGEON'S BLOOD COLOUR. THE INTENSITY OF THE RED COLOUR GIVES THIS GEM A SENSATION THAT IS A TRULY FITTING SUBJECT FOR DETAILED DOCUMENTATION
SEVEN REPORTS DATED FROM 26 APRIL 2011 TO 28 JUNE 2012 FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STATING THAT THE PEAR AND MARQUISE-CUT DIAMONDS WEIGHING FROM 1.22 TO 1.01 CARAT RANGE FROM D TO E COLOUR, VVS1 TO VS1 CLARITY
ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FAIDEE
Special Notice
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).
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