Mr. Winston offered the man and his wife a choice: The 68.90 carat emerald or a 69.42 carat pear-shaped diamond.
The tip of each gold strand is dotted with a pear-shaped diamond.
Kadakia, who says he sleeps and breathes diamonds, covets the 50 carat pear-shaped diamond, which is so pricey its estimate is available upon request.
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The pear-shaped diamond is graded as D color, internally flawless clarity and the two side diamonds are graded as D color and internally flawless.
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The first is a ring set with a 46.51-ct. oval-cut diamond, flanked on either side by a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 1 and 1.01 cts.
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Also commanding a powerful price was a 10-carat, D color, internally flawless pear-shaped diamond flanked on either side by a pear-shaped diamond, each weighing approximately 1.02 carats.
Not quite as huge but with an equally mysterious history is the so-called Golden Maharaja, a pear-shaped diamond of fancy dark orange-brown color, weighing in at 65.57 carats.
It was designed as a graduated double row of rectangular-cut emeralds, extending a pear and circular-cut diamond fringe, joined by circular and pear-shaped diamond clusters to the circular-cut diamond double row backchain, mounted on platinum.
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The top lot at the Oct. 19 sale is a rare, internally flawless pink diamond weighing 25 carats, set in an elegantly simple rose gold and platinum ring, flanked on either side by a petite pear-shaped diamond.
In addition, a pair of diamond ear pendants brings together a pear-shaped fancy yellow diamond of 52.78 carats and a pear-shaped white diamond of 50.31 carats surmounted by circular-cut fancy yellow and white diamonds Mounted in yellow and white gold, the pendants may be easily swapped or detached completely, giving the owner three options for how to wear them.
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Leading the way was a pear-shaped D color flawless diamond of 50.52 cts.
It features a pear-shaped D color, type IIa diamond of 15.31 cts. and VVS2 clarity before.
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These are alternated by two similarly-set diamond flowerheads, each mounted with a brilliant-cut diamond weighing 2.02 and 2.01 cts. to the marquise-cut diamond petals, interspersed by connecting links of pear-shaped fancy vivid and fancy intense diamonds of yellow and orange hues and diamonds of foliate motif.
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