AUCTION XX The Joy of Jewelry
Lot 246:
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One electronically tested 14KT white gold ladies cast and assembled tanzanite and diamond necklace. Condition is new, good workmanship. The seventeen and one quarter inch length necklace features a flexible graduating tanzanite and diamond bezel ribbon, terminating in a concealed clasp with twin safeties. Bright polish finish. Trademark is Orianne. Identified with markings of "14K". Containing:Ê Forty-five prong set oval brilliant cut natural tanzanites exact total weight 32.27ct., clarity is eye clean, type I, medium, slightly grayish, bluish violet color, (GIA bV 5/2), cut is good. Transmitting light with a minimum of distortion, transparent. Graded in the setting.Ê Tanzanite is a very rare gemstone that is only found in the country of Tanzania. Originally discovered in 1967. Tiffany & Company, named the stone Tanzanite. It is found in the Usumburu Mountains that border the Umba Valley of northern Tanzania. Tanzanite occurs in gray, brown, violet, blue, reddish-purple, and green. The gem is interesting because of its exceptional pleochroism. Rotated in different directions a tanzanite will exhibit multiple changes of color. Tanzanite has a low tolerance to ultrasonic cleaning, and should not be cleaned using this method.Ê Six hundred ninety prong set round brilliant cut diamonds exact total weight 690 Stones = 7.56ct. Graded in the setting. Clarity I-1 to I-2 Color G – IÊ Total Weight of Colored Stones 32.27ct. Total Weight of Diamonds 7.56ct. Total Weight of Necklace 31.10 gm
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