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DIAMOND 057

“Pelt” inlaid with

tiny diamonds

Briolette diamond

“Buckle” ring | The central bezel of this ring

has been designed to resemble a buckle. The

band and bezel are both set with round and

baguette-cut diamonds.

Trinity ring | This platinum trinity ring is set

with a large solitaire-mounted central diamond

and numerous small diamonds bleeding off

onto the band.

Panther brooch | From the “Panthère de

Cartier” series, this white gold panther brooch

is set with hundreds of small diamonds, an

onyx nose, and enamel spots.

Platinum setting

Diamond

centrepiece

18-karat white

gold setting

Spider stick pin | Made around 1900, this

Art Nouveau stick pin is crafted in the form

of a spider, and is set with a 0.80-carat

champagne diamond.

“Ribbon” brooch | Devised as a pair of

ribbons passing through a circular buckle, this

brooch is set with one large diamond and

numerous smaller ones.

Cullinan III and IV brooch | The diamonds

in this platinum brooch are two of the smaller

stones cut from the world’s largest diamond,

the 3,106-carat Cullinan (see pp.53 and 54).

Briolette diamond brooch | Created for

Van Cleef & Arpels, this phoenix brooch

is set with diamonds and sapphires, with

a 96.62-carat diamond in its beak.

The Orange

A natural rarity

Orange-coloured fancy diamonds

are noted of their rarity, and mostly

occur only in smaller sizes. As a

result, this gemstone caused a stir

when it was put up for sale. At the

time of its auction in 2013, The Orange

was claimed to be the largest fancy

vivid orange diamond in the world –

estimated to be 14.82 carats.

Its size, beauty, and rarity were

reflected in its price, and it was

sold by Christie’s auctioneers in

Geneva for over $35 million.

Bright, natural colour The Orange is

unusual for its combination of fine colour

and large size.

Platinum

setting

Champagne

diamond

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