THE GRAND MUZOS
AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HIGHLY PRIZED GEMSTONES, EMERALDS CEMENT ITSELF AS THE TOP THREE MOST COVETED COLOURED STONES, ALONG WITH RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES. ITS VIBRANT GREEN HUES HAVE CAPTIVATED PHARAOHS TO SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CONQUISTADORS, EUROPEAN NOBILITY AND MAHARAJAS. INSPIRING EXQUISITE PIECES OF TOP QUALITY JEWELLERY, COLOMBIAN EMERALDS PREVAIL IN DOMINANCE WITH ITS UNPRECEDENTED COLOUR, FIRE AND INTENSITY, WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE EMERALDS MINED FROM THE MUZO, COSCUEZ AND CHIVOR AREA. TODAY, COLOMBIAN EMERALDS STILL REIGN SUPREME AMONG KNOWLEDGEABLE CONNOISSEURS AND COLLECTORS.
PRESENTED IN LOT 1898, IS A CLASSIC PAIR OF COLOMBIAN EMERALDS WEIGHING A SIZEABLE 23.34 AND 23.18 CARATS. BOTH GEMSTONES EXHIBIT A RICHLY SATURATED, HOMOGENOUS LUSH GREEN COLOUR, REPRESENTATIVE OF FINE-QUALITY EMERALDS FROM THE CORDILLERA ORIENTAL IN THE COLOMBIAN ANDES. AS A PAIR, BOTH EMERALDS ARE EXTRAORDINARILY WELL-MATCHED AND POSSESS A HIGH CLARITY RARELY SEEN AS THE UNIQUE GEOLOGY RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERALD FORMATION PRESENTS A HIGH PROBABILITY FOR INCLUSIONS, POETICALLY REFERRED TO AS JARDIN, FRENCH FOR GARDEN. SUBSEQUENTLY, HIGH CLARITY EMERALDS ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND COMMANDS HIGH PRICES AMONG GEM TRADERS. ADDING TO THE EXCLUSIVITY OF THIS PAIR OF EMERALDS IS THE FACT THAT NEITHER HAS BEEN CLARITY ENHANCED, A PROCEDURE QUITE COMMONLY ACCEPTED.
SIGNIFICANTLY SIZED, THESE EMERALDS WERE CUT FROM A RARE PIECE OF ROUGH THAT MUST BE HIGH IN QUALITY. INCORPORATED IS A SUPERIOR LEVEL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP WHERE THE FACETS EXHIBIT A REFINED AND WELL-PROPORTIONED CUT ACCUMULATING INTO A MASTERPIECE OF HIGH BRILLIANCE AND LIGHT RETURN. THE DIFFICULTY OF SUCH FACETING REFLECTS THE EXPERTISE OF THE ORIGINAL CUTTER, WHO HAS TO ASSURE THAT THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT LOST FROM THE ORIGINAL ROUGH CRYSTAL, IS MINIMAL AND ESSENTIAL.
OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE, HIGH CLARITY, REFINED CUT AND REMARKABLE COLOUR, THIS PAIR OF EMERALD PENDANTS IS AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE PIECE. IN CONSIDERATION OF ITS RARITY AND AS A TRIBUTE TO THE LAND WHERE THEY ORIGINATED FROM, LOT 1898 HAS BEEN NAMED APPROPRIATELY AS THE GRAND MUZOS