Sale 2752
New York
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10 December 2013
Price realised
USD 149,000
Estimate
A COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Set with a pear-shaped fancy deep yellowish orange diamond, weighing approximately 2.78 carats, within a circular-cut diamond two-row surround, to the circular-cut diamond bifurcated shoulders, mounted in yellow gold With report 10635420 dated 9 October 2013 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is fancy deep yellowish orange, natural color
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