Harry Winston | Very Important Emerald and diamond brooch/pendant combination, circa 1970 | 海瑞溫斯頓 | 祖母綠配鑽石別針/吊墜組合，約1970年

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Property of an Important Noble Collection

Very Important Emerald and diamond brooch/pendant combination

Harry Winston

circa 1970

海瑞溫斯頓 | 祖母綠配鑽石別針/吊墜組合，約1970年

Set with a pear-shaped emerald weighing 104.40 carats, enhanced with pear-, marquise-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds, unsigned, maker's mark for Jacques Timey.

Accompanied by SSEF report no. 116034, stating that the emerald is of Colombian origin, with a moderate amount of oil in fissures, together with an appendix letter.

Cf.: Laurence S. Krashes, Harry Winston. The Ultimate Jeweler, New York, 1993, pg. 19 and 159 for a mention and illustration of the pendant.

''The described emerald exhibits an impressive size and weight of 104.409 ct, combined with a vivid and saturated colour and a fine purity.''

Excerpt from the SSEF appendix letter.

'In 1965, a 142.00 carat squarish emerald of unknown pedigree was purchased by Harry Winston. The stone was lovely, but Mr. Winston felt that it would be enhanced appreciably if it were recut to remove the imperfections, which were concentrated along the outer edges. Recut it was, to a pear shape of 104.40 carats; the stone became a piece for legends, and is the largest recorded faceted gem emerald known. (...) It was sold to an American industrialist, repurchased by Harry Winston in 1974, and is now in the private collection of a king.'

Excerpts from Harry Winston. The Ultimate Jeweler by Laurence S. Krashes.