Sale 1363
Geneva
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14 May 2008
Price realised
CHF 2,289,000
Estimate
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT DIAMOND RING Set with a brilliant-cut diamond weighing 17.87 carats, to the the tapered baguette-cut diamond shoulders, ring size 7¼ Accompanied by a report no. 16928433 dated 24 March 2008 from the GIA Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is E colour, VVS2 clarity. With a working diagram stating that the diamond is Improvable
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