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    • Two pear-shaped emeralds, 14.59 and 12.54 carats

    • Cluster tops set with twelve pear-shaped diamonds, totalling 23.84 carats

    • Platinum

    • Ear-pendants detachable

    • Earclips signed HW for Harry Winston and numbered 67522

    (14.59 and 12.54-carat Emeralds)
    AGL report, numbered 1089598 A and B, dated 26 January 2018, Colombia, no indications of clarity enhancement. Also with AGL Appendix Letter, stating that the emeralds 'are singularly distinguished and together make a pair of unique rarity...both exhibit an intense and saturated green color that is representative of top-quality stones from this auspicious source. Emeralds of such color and quality of consistent with gems that have originated from Muzo mining district.'

    SSEF report, numbered 97572, dated 23 January 2018, Colombia, no indications of clarity modification.


    (Twelve Diamonds)
    Twelve GIA reports, D to F colour, Internally Flawless to VS2 clarity.

    附 瑞士 SSEF, 美國 AGL 及 12張GIA 證書

    With a signed box and a Harry Winston authenticity letter

  • Catalogue Essay

    Founded in 1932 by Mr. Harry Winston, the eponymous American jewelry house hails as the creator of the most prestigious and astounding jewels for over eight decades. Known as the ‘King of Diamonds’ and the ‘Jeweler to the Stars’, Harry Winston is synonymous to the rarest, the most remarkable gemstones of the highest quality. From diamonds to coloured gems of legendary pedigree, Harry Winston is reported to own the world’s second largest collection of historic jewels, second to the one of the British royal family.

    Mr. Winston started in the trade when he was fifteen and soon developed an eye for the finest with his passion for gemstones. As early as in the 1920s, his was intuitively aware of the changing taste of society’s most affluent players for jewels and decided to pursue a new and unique style utilizing components from old and antique jewelry. He believes that diamonds and gemstones should dictate designs, instead of the metal settings. This belief transformed into a tradition in the House which allows each stone on a jewel to interact effectively with light, resulting in a style that is sublime and magnificent.

    The two exceptional emeralds in lush green colour are suspended from surmounts with one of the most iconic and resplendent designs in the world of high jewellery, the Winston Cluster©. First devised by Mr. Winston and appeared in the 1940s, this unique idea of setting diamonds of various shapes at different angles with minimal and almost invisible amount of platinum was one of Harry Winston’s most revolutionary designs. The majority of diamonds on these earrings are D to E colour, Internally Flawless to VS2; each with a pleasing outline and good make, further accompanied by grading reports from GIA that guarantee their superb quality. These diamonds, of no doubt, resonate with the rarity of the two Colombian emeralds that are completely free of clarity enhancement. Moreover, they are certified to originate from the revered mining region of Muzo, where the best emeralds were mined for centuries. There is not a single element on this magnificent masterpiece that is short of opulence, glamour and grandiosity.

    Harry Winston has a long-standing history with the world’s most famous emeralds, from the Stotesbury Emerald, the Dolores Sherwood Bosshard emerald necklace, to the recent world record-breaking purchase of the Rockefeller Emerald. The House guarantees that the finest emeralds shine and dazzle in the most unforgettable way on every occasion, epitomizing Harry Winston’s creative wisdom and scintillating elegance.

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A Magnificent Pair of Emerald and Diamond Pendent Earclips, Earclips Signed Harry Winston

Earclips signed HW for Harry Winston and numbered 67522

Estimate
HK$13,800,000 - 17,000,000 
$1,800,000-2,200,000

Contact Specialist
Terry Chu
Head of Jewellery, Asia, Senior Director
+852 2318 2038

Jewels and Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 28 May 2018