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Animal and Plant Motif Jewelry Appearing at Public Auctions

Images of Lots 82, 84, 114, 137 and 178 of June 11, 2009 Christie's "New York Jewels" sale, are uploaded here because of space constraints above. ...

9 years ago
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Animal and Plant Motif Jewelry Appearing at Public Auctions

One of the Christie's auctions in which at least eleven Animal and Plant Motif Jewelry featured was the Christie's "New York Jewels" sale, held on Jun...

9 years ago
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Animal and Plant Motif Jewelry Appearing at Public Auctions

At least eight plant and animal motif jewelry lots appeared at Christie's Jewels : The Geneva Sale held on May 13, 2009. These lots are 4, 8, 24, 25, ...

10 years ago
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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

Two significant Sri Lanka sapphire lots appeared at Christie's New York, Magnificent Jewels Sale, held on October 16, 2007. These are Lot 165 and Lot ...

10 years ago
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Hill's Kashmir Sapphire

Sotheby's New York, April 29, 2014 Magnificent Jewels Sale set the current world record for price-per-carat of US$180,731 for a Kashmir sapphire, when...

10 years ago
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Ceylon Pink Sapphire sets world auction record for a pink sapphire at Christie's Geneva auction

Eureka !!! The 17.16-carat, oval-cut Ceylon pink sapphire appears again at a Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Sale six months later in April 2008, not at ...

10 years ago
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Ceylon Pink Sapphire sets world auction record for a pink sapphire at Christie's Geneva auction

Thanks afrojack for the update. This is indeed a stunning Ceylon ruby, sorry pink sapphire, with a perfect oval-cut and good clarity and the character...

10 years ago
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Ceylon Pink Sapphire sets world auction record for a pink sapphire at Christie's Geneva auction

Dear Rashid, this is exactly what has baffled gemstone connoisseurs like you and me, as well as those in the trade and ordinary laymen, ever since the...

10 years ago
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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

A stunning oval-shaped 16.80-carat alexandrite set as the centerpiece of an exquisitely designed flower ring by Wallace Chan, appeared at Christie's H...

10 years ago
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Ceylon Pink Sapphire sets world auction record for a pink sapphire at Christie's Geneva auction

An impressive signed jewel by Cartier - A Pair of Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire and Diamond Brooches - designed circa 1950, appeared at Sotheby's Hong ...

10 years ago
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Golconda D

The two diamonds are similar in their cushion shapes, antique cut and their almost identical weights, although one appears to be slightly bigger than ...

12 years ago
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Golconda D

Hi Peter, thanks for your update. I am sure there must have been a lab report accompanying these diamonds. Can you please give us more details.

12 years ago
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Golconda D

What are the criteria applied to decide whether a given Type IIa, D-color diamond also known as "top color" diamond, qualify to be categorized as a "G...

12 years ago
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Conch pearls, Quahog pearls and Melo Melo pearls

The shimmering effect produced by chatoyancy in both the melo pearl and the conch pearls, look stunningly beautiful, and indeed surpasses the beauty o...

12 years ago