Sale 8496
New York, Park Avenue
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23 - 24 October 1996
Price realised
USD 40,250
Estimate
AN UNMOUNTED FANCY YELLOW DIAMOND The cut-cornered modified rectangular-cut fancy yellow diamond weighing approximately 5.01 cts. With certificate 8812648 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the colored diamond is fancy yellow, natural color and VS2
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