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Accompanied by a photocopy of the original invoice for the two rubies, stating total weight 10.31 carats, from The Australian Pearl Co. Ltd, dated January 1967
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A PAIR OF RUBY AND DIAMOND CLUSTER EAR CLIPS
Each modelled as a flowerhead, with interchangeable illusion-set marquise-cut and pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond cluster or oval-cut ruby centres, weighing approximately 4.81 and 5.50 carats respectively, to a marquise and pear-shaped diamond petal surround, clip fittings, circa 1965, 2.6cm
Accompanied by report no.12546 dated 8 April 2016 from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, London, stating the two rubies are of Burmese origin, with no evidence of heat treatment
Each modelled as a flowerhead, with interchangeable illusion-set marquise-cut and pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond cluster or oval-cut ruby centres, weighing approximately 4.81 and 5.50 carats respectively, to a marquise and pear-shaped diamond petal surround, clip fittings, circa 1965, 2.6cm
Accompanied by report no.12546 dated 8 April 2016 from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, London, stating the two rubies are of Burmese origin, with no evidence of heat treatment
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).
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