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A Cat's-eye Chrysoberyl and Diamond Ring
- Estimate
- HK$380,000 - 450,000€45,800 - 54,200$48,000 - 60,000
Lot Details
One cabochon cat's-eye chrysoberyl, 11.35 caratsDiamonds, totalling approximately 7.55 carats18 karat white gold(11.35-carat Cat's-eye Chrysoberyl) <em>GRS report, numbered GRS2016-099288, dated 21 September 2016, Sri Lanka, no indication of treatments, GRS-type "honey"-colour. </em>
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Catalogue Essay
Cat’s-eye chrysoberyl is an intriguing gem, marked for its specific visual feature of chatoyancy which is likened to the sheen off a pool of silk. Derived from the fibrous inclusions of rutile within the gemstone, a gem quality cat’s-eye chrysoberyl displays a single sharply defined band of light moving across the stone under concentrated lighting. On top of a distinct chatoyant line, the present cat’s-eye chrysoberyl possesses 'honey-colour', the most desirable hue for a gem cat’s-eye stone.