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Mon, Mar 6, 2023 02:00AM EST - Fri, Mar 10, 2023 03:00PM EST
Lot 534

AAA+ Genuine Tanzanite & Diamond Platinum Ring

Estimate: $8,500 - $12,500

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Featured in this lot is this AAA+ genuine tanzanite and diamond platinum with AIGL paperwork. The ring features a polished, stamped, and tested platinum construction with a bright finish and excellent workmanship and shows a ' Orianne' hallmark along with a 'PT950' platinum stamp next to the hallmark. The center stone is a rectangular cut cornered and step cut tanzanite gemstone with measurements of 8.6 x 6.5mm with violetish blue with a very good cut grade and shows a weight of 1.99 carats. The center stone is profusely decorated with a total of 64 round, baguette and princess cut diamonds that shows measurements as follows in that order: 1.2 - 1.8mm (round), 1.5 - 2.0mm (baguette), 1.5mm (princess) shows a clarity grade VS1 - SI1 and a color gradient of F - H and shows a total diamond weight of 1.17 carats. Tanzanite Is a very rare precious gemstone that is only found in the Usumburu Mountains that border the Umba Valley of northern Tanzania. Originally discovered in 1967 by Tiffany & Company who named the stone Tanzanite. Tanzantite is unique due to its exceptional pleochroism (an optical phenomenon in which a stone has different colors when observed at different angles). The piece comes complete with AIGL Inc.(American International Gemological Laboratories, Inc. a GIA certified lab AIGL#: K55E11-EA13295) report and appraisal confirming the above info and giving a total value of $12,390.00. The ring size is US 7.