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A Sapphire, Cultured Pearl and Diamond Necklace
- Estimate
- HK$1,800,000 - 2,500,000€217,000 - 301,000$230,000 - 320,000
HK$2,480,000
Lot Details
One step-cut sapphire, 31.19 caratsDiamonds in the surround, totalling approximately 5.50 carats
Cultured pearls on necklace, diameter approximately 4.00 to 3.50mm18 karat white gold(31.19-carat Sapphire)
<em>Gübelin report, numbered 9611051, dated 15 November 1996, Burma, no indicatons of thermal treatment.
SSEF report, numbered 87952, dated 18 September 2016, Burma, no indications of heating. </em><em>Sapphire pendant detachable, with retractable pendant loop </em>
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Catalogue Essay
Weighing in at 31.19 carats, unheated Burmese sapphires of this size and quality are exceedingly rare. Modern Burmese mines yield very few sapphires and very few of gem-quality over ten carats make their way to the present day market. Burma accounts for only 10% of the world’s total rubies and sapphires, and less than 1% stones of these are gem quality. The present sapphire combines an excellent combination of significant size, crisp colour saturation, high clarity and is a pleasing step-cut shape. It bears the rich brilliance and colour of a sapphire that is unmistakably Burmese.