Video: Fancy Yellow, Brilliant Cut Diamonds

Video: Fancy Yellow, Brilliant Cut Diamonds

Only a small percentage of yellow diamonds are fashioned as brilliant cut, making this impressive collection of over 23 carats one-of-a-kind.

Only a small percentage of yellow diamonds are fashioned as brilliant cut, making this impressive collection of over 23 carats one-of-a-kind.

 A Fancy Yellow Diamond and Diamond Necklace and a Pair of Fancy Yellow Diamond and Diamond Earrings. Lots 618 and 619 in Jewels & Jadeite, Hong Kong.

 

Graeme Thompson, Worldwide Head of Jewels, spotlights an elegant necklace and earring suite — lots 618 and 619 in Jewels & Jadeite, Hong Kong. Fancy yellow and brilliant cut diamonds are exceptionally rare and highly sought-after by connoisseurs and collectors. Yielding the least amount of weight from the original rough, only a small percentage of yellow diamonds are fashioned as brilliant cut.

These antique yellow diamonds are dated to circa 1910.