Important Jewels

Sale: N08573  |  Location: New York
Auction Dates: Session 2: Mon, 19 Oct 09 2:00 PM
LOT 276 (of 264)
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LOT 276

PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK ESTATE
DIAMOND RING

1,800,000—2,200,000 USD
Lot Sold.  Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:  3,498,500 USD
 

Description

The pear-shaped diamond weighing 29.53 carats, 2 heart-shaped diamonds weighing 1.35 and 1.51 carats, mounted in platinum, size 5.

 

CATALOGUE NOTE

Accompanied by GIA report no. 1102964356 stating that the diamond is D color, Internally Flawless; with an original working diagram stating that the stone may be potentially flawless. Together with a letter from the GIA stating that the diamond has been determined to be a type IIa.

As the letter from the GIA attests, under 2% of the world's diamonds fall into the type II category, stones that contain little or no nitrogen. Within the rare classification, those stones graded as type IIa are the most chemically pure and are often completely colorless. Type IIb stones which contain boron, are often blue in color.