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An Exquisite Multi-coloured Natural Pearl and Diamond Necklace, and a Pair of Matching Earrings
- Estimate
- HK$650,000 - 800,000€78,300 - 96,300$80,000 - 100,000
Lot Details
(Necklace) Fourteen drop-shaped natural pearls, measuring approximately 9.05 - 9.10 x 12.00mm to 5.35 - 5.40 x 6.30mm
(Earrings) Two drop-shaped natural pearls and two button-shaped natural pearls, measuring approximately 8.20 - 8.30 x 11.00mm to 4.80 - 4.80 x 3.60mmDiamond beads, totalling approximately 37.55 carats
188 Seed pearls and 28 button-shaped pearlsPlatinum(Fourteen drop-shaped Pearls on necklace)
<em>SSEF report, numbered 73674, dated 26 March 2014, natural saltwater pearls, with no indications of artificial colour modification (based on sampling). </em>
(Two drop-shaped Pearls on earrings)
<em>SSEF report, numbered 77909, dated 19 January 2015, natural saltwater pearls, with no indications of artificial colour modification. </em><em>The seed pearls have not been tested.</em>
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Catalogue Essay
Gem-quality natural pearls have long been coveted as highly valuable gemstones due to the random incidence of their formation, and to the rarity of their formation in a symmetrical, proportioned, lustrous and unblemished manner. Natural pearls first form within an oyster’s sac as an irritant which finds its way inside the sac. As a reaction to the irritant, the oyster coats it with calcium carbonate in an organic material called conchiolin. As the layers build, the pearl is formed and takes on a nacreous appearance which gives the pearl its lustre.
It goes without saying that to find and match pearls of graduated shape, similar colour, size and quality is a painstaking process which can take many years. The present lot is composed of an impressive collection of well-matched, gem-quality pearls that have been certified by SSEF as being of natural, saltwater origin. Drop-shaped pearls, like the sixteen pearls mounted in this suite, are in particular a rare find.
It goes without saying that to find and match pearls of graduated shape, similar colour, size and quality is a painstaking process which can take many years. The present lot is composed of an impressive collection of well-matched, gem-quality pearls that have been certified by SSEF as being of natural, saltwater origin. Drop-shaped pearls, like the sixteen pearls mounted in this suite, are in particular a rare find.