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US$2,000,000-3,200,000
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AN EXQUISITE NATURAL COLOURED PEARL, RUBY AND DIAMOND PENDANT NECKLACE
THE SINGLE-STRAND OF ROUND AND OFF-ROUND BROWN AND GREY NATURAL PEARLS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 5.5 TO 7.8 MM, JOINED BY A NATURAL GREY BUTTON PEARL MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 10.2 MM, SUSPENDING A TASSEL OF ROUND AND OFF-ROUND BROWN AND GREY NATURAL PEARLS WITH NATURAL PEARL DROPS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 8.3 X 7.2 TO 17.5 X 12.3 MM, JOINED TO THE BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMOND CAP, FURTHER ACCENTED BY A CABOCHON RUBY WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 13.54 CARATS AND A BUTTON PEARL AND DIAMOND-SET CLASP, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM, 69.6 CM LONG
ACCOMPANIED BY PREMIUM REPORT NO. 76783 DATED 1 OCTOBER 2014 FROM THE SSEF SWISS GEMMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE STATING THAT THE 13.54 CARAT RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN AND THE ANALYSED PROPERTIES CONFIRM THE AUTHENTICITY OF A MAJORITY OF THESE PEARLS TO BE SALTWATER NATURAL PEARLS; ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPENDIX STATING THAT THE PEARL NECKLACE POSSESSES EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS SPECIAL MENTION AND APPRECIATION. THE DESCRIBED NECKLACE IS VERY IMPRESSIVE IN ITS DESIGN. THE NATURAL PEARLS FOR THIS NECKLACE HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY SELECTED AND EXHIBIT ATTRACTIVE ROUND AND DROP SHAPES, COMBINED WITH A VERY FINE AND SMOOTH PEARL LUSTRE. THEIR COLOUR SUBTLY VARIES IN DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREY AND BROWN, PARTLY COMBINED WITH A HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE ROSé, PURPLE AND GREEN OVERTONES. THESE OVERTONES-POETICALLY ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE ORIENT OF PEARLS-ARE DUE TO AN IRIDESCENCE EFFECT CAUSED ON THE SURFACE OF PEARLS AND GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY OF THIS PEARL NECKLACE. ASSEMBLING A MATCHING SELECTION OF SALTWATER NATURAL PEARLS OF THIS SIZE AND QUALITY IS VERY RARE, AND THUS THE DESCRIBED PEARL NECKLACE WITH ITS COMBINATION OF OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE CONSIDERED A VERY EXCEPTIONAL TREASURE OF NATURE
ACCOMPANIED BY REPORT NO. 11110110 DATED 22 NOVEMBER 2011 FROM THE GüBELIN GEMMOLOGICAL LABORATORY STATING THAT THE 13.54 CARAT RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING
THE SINGLE-STRAND OF ROUND AND OFF-ROUND BROWN AND GREY NATURAL PEARLS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 5.5 TO 7.8 MM, JOINED BY A NATURAL GREY BUTTON PEARL MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 10.2 MM, SUSPENDING A TASSEL OF ROUND AND OFF-ROUND BROWN AND GREY NATURAL PEARLS WITH NATURAL PEARL DROPS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 8.3 X 7.2 TO 17.5 X 12.3 MM, JOINED TO THE BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMOND CAP, FURTHER ACCENTED BY A CABOCHON RUBY WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 13.54 CARATS AND A BUTTON PEARL AND DIAMOND-SET CLASP, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM, 69.6 CM LONG
ACCOMPANIED BY PREMIUM REPORT NO. 76783 DATED 1 OCTOBER 2014 FROM THE SSEF SWISS GEMMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE STATING THAT THE 13.54 CARAT RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN AND THE ANALYSED PROPERTIES CONFIRM THE AUTHENTICITY OF A MAJORITY OF THESE PEARLS TO BE SALTWATER NATURAL PEARLS; ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPENDIX STATING THAT THE PEARL NECKLACE POSSESSES EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS SPECIAL MENTION AND APPRECIATION. THE DESCRIBED NECKLACE IS VERY IMPRESSIVE IN ITS DESIGN. THE NATURAL PEARLS FOR THIS NECKLACE HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY SELECTED AND EXHIBIT ATTRACTIVE ROUND AND DROP SHAPES, COMBINED WITH A VERY FINE AND SMOOTH PEARL LUSTRE. THEIR COLOUR SUBTLY VARIES IN DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREY AND BROWN, PARTLY COMBINED WITH A HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE ROSé, PURPLE AND GREEN OVERTONES. THESE OVERTONES-POETICALLY ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE ORIENT OF PEARLS-ARE DUE TO AN IRIDESCENCE EFFECT CAUSED ON THE SURFACE OF PEARLS AND GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY OF THIS PEARL NECKLACE. ASSEMBLING A MATCHING SELECTION OF SALTWATER NATURAL PEARLS OF THIS SIZE AND QUALITY IS VERY RARE, AND THUS THE DESCRIBED PEARL NECKLACE WITH ITS COMBINATION OF OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE CONSIDERED A VERY EXCEPTIONAL TREASURE OF NATURE
ACCOMPANIED BY REPORT NO. 11110110 DATED 22 NOVEMBER 2011 FROM THE GüBELIN GEMMOLOGICAL LABORATORY STATING THAT THE 13.54 CARAT RUBY IS OF BURMA (MYANMAR) ORIGIN, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING
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
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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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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SSEF CERTIFICATE FOR THIS LOT STATED THAT THE 13.54 CARAT RUBY IS WITH NO INDICATIONS OF HEATING
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