SAPPHIRE, DIAMOND AND CULTURED PEARL NECKLACE

Suspending two tassels each composed of 12 strands of sapphire beads and cultured pearls, capped and surmounted by round diamonds and oval-shaped sapphires, on a black satin cord featuring a slide set with an emerald-cut diamond weighing 3.25 carats and round diamonds, the cord further decorated with round diamond accents, length 33 inches.

In very good condition, the black cord very slightly frayed from the slider being moved up and down. Clasp stamped 750 for 18 karat (white) gold. The oval sapphires are medium blue, eye-clean to slightly included. The sapphire beads are medium light to medium deep blue, heavily included. The cultured pearls measuring approximately 3.8 mm, with white body color, very good skin and color, with soft rose and green overtones. The round diamonds estimated to weigh a total of approximately 4.90 carats, approximately F-G color, predominantly VS-SI clarity. Overall length was obtained with the emerald-cut diamond-set slide at its lowest position. Accompanied by GIA report no. 2165419854 dated July 22, 2014 stating that the diamond is K color, VS1 clarity.
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Accompanied by GIA report no. 2165419854 dated July 22, 2014 stating that the diamond weighing 3.25 carats is K color, VS1 clarity.