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Sale HK011 | Lot 34
Pair of Emerald and Diamond Pendent Earrings
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Lot 34
Pair of Emerald and Diamond Pendent Earrings
HK$1,652,000
Each suspending a cushion-shaped emerald weighing 4.47 and 4.38 carats respectively, surrounded by marquise-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds, extending to a cluster of pear-shaped diamond surmount, the diamonds altogether weighing approximately 5.60 carats, mounted in platinum.
The Gift from Venus
Since time immemorial, the emerald variety of beryl has been adored for its elegant green
colour, which symbolizes nature’s gift of the spring season for mankind. Ancient fables
abound about Goddess Venus being lavished with gifts of emerald.
Back in 3500 BC, the ancient Egyptians discovered emeralds in the desert southwest
of Cairo, a gem that became extensively worn. In 1600 AD, huge emerald deposits
emerged from the ground in Muzo of Colombia, following a torrential flood. Later, the
Spanish immigrants stunned the entire Europe and even the world when they took
this enormous batch of gemstones back to their home country. Emeralds can be found
in many Royal jewellery collections. They include those from the royal family of the
bygone Iranian dynasty and the regnant Queen of England. Even the gold-woven quilt
of Empress Dowager Cixi of Qing-dynasty in China had been embroidered with two
emerald pieces that weighed over 80 carats.
Apart from Colombia, emerald deposits have also been found successively in Russia,
Brazil, Zimbabwe and Zambia. However, Colombian emeralds remain unrivalled in quality
and prices. The mines in Egypt where emeralds were first extracted are now depleted.
Emeralds are more difficult to mine than other gemstones and more resources are
wasted in the process. As a result, they are sold at extremely high prices.
Natural emeralds are more or less covered with cracks and irregularly-shaped crystalline.
The cracks are often filled with oil to render these gemstones in perfection. Such a practice
has been widely accepted, adopted and endorsed in the industry, given that oil injection
does not compromise the gemstone’s integrity or its crystalline combinations. Natural, nonenhanced
emeralds with fewer inclusions are extremely rare and highly treasured by jewellery
connoisseurs and investors.
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