Sale 1362
Geneva
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14 May 2008
Price realised
CHF 199,000
Estimate
A STYLISH RUBY AND DIAMOND BROOCH, BY BULGARI Designed as a brilliant and baguette-cut diamond arrow centering upon an oval-shaped cabochon ruby weighing 19.60 carats, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, 3.7 cm long Signed Bulgari Accompanied by report no. 040252T dated 29 April 2004 from the GRS Gem Research Swisslab stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indication of thermal treatment
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