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Morganite
4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$9,000 - US$12,000
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Madagascar
In 1911, when this pink beryl entered the marketplace, Madagascar was the location of its source. George Kunz, Vice President of Tiffany’s at the turn of the century named this new-found gem in honor of John Pierpoint Morgan, who was a distinguished client of the jewelry store and who made many donations to the American Museum of Natural History. Kunz often arranged for the financier to buy collections directly from Tiffany, with the store acting as intermediary, which Morgan would then donate to the Museum.
Morganite is the orange-pink variety of beryl. Other members of the beryl family are aquamarine, golden beryl and emerald. Morganite, because of its delicate color, ample hardness, comparative rarity and its brilliance is quite popular in jewelry.
This imposing, triangular-cut gem exhibits a deeply saturated unenhanced natural color. It is suffused with a bright, true pink, unmodified by brown. It is notable not merely for its delightful color but also for its size and excellent luster. Weighing approximately 63.24 carats and measuring 33.0 x 26.0 x 17.8mm.
In 1911, when this pink beryl entered the marketplace, Madagascar was the location of its source. George Kunz, Vice President of Tiffany’s at the turn of the century named this new-found gem in honor of John Pierpoint Morgan, who was a distinguished client of the jewelry store and who made many donations to the American Museum of Natural History. Kunz often arranged for the financier to buy collections directly from Tiffany, with the store acting as intermediary, which Morgan would then donate to the Museum.
Morganite is the orange-pink variety of beryl. Other members of the beryl family are aquamarine, golden beryl and emerald. Morganite, because of its delicate color, ample hardness, comparative rarity and its brilliance is quite popular in jewelry.
This imposing, triangular-cut gem exhibits a deeply saturated unenhanced natural color. It is suffused with a bright, true pink, unmodified by brown. It is notable not merely for its delightful color but also for its size and excellent luster. Weighing approximately 63.24 carats and measuring 33.0 x 26.0 x 17.8mm.