Lot Essay
US$2,300,000-3,200,000
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The quality and perfection of a diamond are greatly influenced by the skill of the cutter and the shape that is conferred on a particular diamond rough. For coloured diamonds, the rectangular-cut is perhaps the most demanding of all cuts to show the true potential of the stone. By eliminating the additional play of light, this classic form has the capacity to destroy or create the perfect gem. The fancy vivid yellow diamond necklace on offer is composed of one of the most selected groups of such diamonds ever offered at auction, with a total of nine Asscher and rectangular-cut diamonds, all in matching vivid colour and with an even colour distribution.
To emphasize the rarity of this particular necklace, the chart below lists all the rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamonds, between 4.00 and 14.00 carats, sold over the last seven years:
A rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 13.98 carats
Auction in New York - 6 April 1998 (lot 168), US$893,500
A rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 10.39 carats
Auction in Geneva - 18 November 2004 (lot 605), US$1,082,280
An Asscher-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 8.88 carats
(The Fortune Diamond)
Auction in Geneva - 21 November 2002 (lot 390), US$693,588
A rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 7.04 carats
Auction in St Moritz - 22 February 2002 (lot 428), US$289,650
A rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 6.17 carats
Auction in New York - 15 April 2003 (lot 431), US$231,500
A rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 4.18 carats
Auction in New York - 23 October 2001 (lot 387), US$270, 000
A rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of 4.10 carats
Auction in London - 28 November 2001 (lot 351), US$200,010
A MAGNIFICENT FANCY VIVID YELLOW DIAMOND AND DIAMOND PENDANT NECKLACE
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A MAGNIFICENT FANCY VIVID YELLOW DIAMOND AND DIAMOND PENDANT NECKLACE
The front section set with seven asscher and cut-cornered rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamonds weighing from 3.08 to 3.83 carats, each within a circular-cut diamond cluster surround suspending a similarly-set line pendant with two central cut-cornered rectangular and Asscher-cut fancy vivid yellow diamonds weighing 6.06 and 12.31 carats, to the diamond quatrefoil spacers and backchain, mounted in platinum and 18k white gold, 37.0 cm
Report no. Date Cut Carat Colour Clartiy
12603872 09 June 2003 asscher 12.31 fancy vivid yellow VVS1
12571290 20 May 2003 rectangular 6.06 fancy vivid yellow VVS1
12290670 18 November 2002 asscher 3.83 fancy vivid yellow VVS2
10655281 2 July 1999 rectangular 3.69 fancy vivid yellow IF
1107867821 April 2000 asscher 3.45 fancy vivid yellow VS1
11746088 26 October 2001 rectangular 3.43 fancy vivid yellow IF
1107862312 April 2000 asscher 3.28 fancy vivid yellow VS2
1088704306 December 1999rectangular 3.28 fancy vivid yellow -
1101538117 January 2000 rectangular 3.08 fancy vivid yellow VS1
Total weight of fancy vivid yellow diamonds is 42.41 carats
The front section set with seven asscher and cut-cornered rectangular-cut fancy vivid yellow diamonds weighing from 3.08 to 3.83 carats, each within a circular-cut diamond cluster surround suspending a similarly-set line pendant with two central cut-cornered rectangular and Asscher-cut fancy vivid yellow diamonds weighing 6.06 and 12.31 carats, to the diamond quatrefoil spacers and backchain, mounted in platinum and 18k white gold, 37.0 cm
Report no. Date Cut Carat Colour Clartiy
12603872 09 June 2003 asscher 12.31 fancy vivid yellow VVS1
12571290 20 May 2003 rectangular 6.06 fancy vivid yellow VVS1
12290670 18 November 2002 asscher 3.83 fancy vivid yellow VVS2
10655281 2 July 1999 rectangular 3.69 fancy vivid yellow IF
1107867821 April 2000 asscher 3.45 fancy vivid yellow VS1
11746088 26 October 2001 rectangular 3.43 fancy vivid yellow IF
1107862312 April 2000 asscher 3.28 fancy vivid yellow VS2
1088704306 December 1999rectangular 3.28 fancy vivid yellow -
1101538117 January 2000 rectangular 3.08 fancy vivid yellow VS1
Total weight of fancy vivid yellow diamonds is 42.41 carats