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Lot 8325

Alexandrite

4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los Angeles

US$10,000 - US$15,000

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Alexandrite

Ural Mountains, Russia
Faceted by AGTA Spectrum Award Winner Mark Kaufman

Named for Tsar Alexander II, this rare and beautiful gem, of top quality, is hardly ever used in modern jewelry. In antique Russian jewelry you may come across it with a little luck, since Russian master jewelers loved this stone. Tiffany’s master gemologist George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932) was also fascinated by alexandrite, and the jeweler’s firm produced some beautiful rings and platinum ensembles at the turn of the last century. Smaller alexandrites were occasionally also used in Victorian jewelry from England. This unique stone has a 90 percent color change from purplish red incandescent light to bluish green in fluorescent light. Russian stones are traditionally more coveted than alexandrites from other localities. Weighing approximately 2.14 carats and measuring 9.2 x 7.4 x 4.3mm.

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