Brilliant, October 2015: A Pearl Necklace Fit for a Maharaja
Sold for $580,182“Natural pearls are extremely rare nowadays,” says Chiang Shiu Fung, associate vice president and specialist at Christie’s Hong Kong jewelry department. Add Colombian emerald beads and this 12-strand necklace is rarer still. But the clincher—and the detail that hints at its Indian origins, to which Chiang attributes the jewel’s “Old World charm”—is a pendant of table-cut and vari-cut diamonds, painted in polychrome enamel florals, ending in an outsized emerald drop. As with a delectable dish or perfectly appointed room, the elements combine
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