THIS PRETTY PHOENIX OR IS IT PRECIOUS PEACOCK CARRIES A MAGNIFICENT YELLOW DIAMOND IN ITS BEAK AND IS THE ULTIMATE FENG SHUI ENERGISER AS IT SYMBOLISES THE UNIVERSE BRINGING LUCK, FAME AND OF COURSE FORTUNE INTO YOUR LIFE...THOUGH AT AN ESTIMATED UP TO RM 26 MILLION, YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL THREE. BUT NO HARM IN ENSURING YOUR STATUS QUO IS MAINTAINED!
I have a pendant very similar to this one but my main stone is citrine and even smaller at only 88 carat! This pretty phoenix or is it peacock, carries a 96.62 yellow diamond!
Sotheby’s Geneva To
Auction
THE “WALSKA BRIOLETTE
DIAMOND” BROOCH
An Iconic Jewel by Van
Cleef & Arpels
Estimated in excess of $8 million,
The 96.62-Carat Fancy Vivid Yellow
Briolette Diamond Brooch will be presented in Geneva on 13 November 2013
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On
13th November 2013, Sotheby’s Geneva will offer during its
Magnificent Jewels sale The “Walska Briolette Diamond” Brooch, created
by Van Cleef & Arpels in 1971. A masterpiece of design, this iconic jewel
showcases the historic “Walska Briolette Diamond”, a fancy vivid yellow diamond
weighing 96.62 carats. Once in the collection of opera singer and jewellery
connoisseur, Ganna Walska, the briolette was subsequently mounted as a brooch
and most recently exhibited at Van Cleef & Arpels retrospectives in New
York and Paris in 2011 and 2012. This sublimely beautiful piece
of jewellery will be auctioned with a pre-sale estimate of $8 million.
Commenting on the
forthcoming sale of The “Walska Briolette Diamond” Brooch, David Bennett,
Chairman of Sotheby’s Jewellery Division in Europe and the Middle East and
Chairman of Sotheby’s Switzerland, said: “The “Walska Briolette Diamond”
Brooch is the perfect demonstration of how a great jeweler can emphasize the
beauty of a spectacular stone by transforming it into a unique piece. This
historic diamond, which is of an extraordinary size for an antique-cut
briolette, comes back on the market after 42 years, in a fabulous bespoke piece
of jewellery.”
The “Walska
Briolette Diamond” Brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1971, featuring a fancy
vivid yellow diamond weighing 96.62 carats, VS2 clarity
Brooch in
yellow gold set with yellow and white diamonds, emeralds and a cabochon
sapphire. The 96.62-carat diamond, suspended from the bird’s beak, can be
detached and worn as a pendant, while the bird’s wings also detach to form a
pair of earrings and the tail can be transformed into a brooch.
Est. $8
million
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