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Exceptional Morganite--"A Member of the 100 Carats Club"
7 December 2016, 10:00 PST
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Exceptional Morganite--"A Member of the 100 Carats Club"
Faceted by noted Arizona lapidary, Buzz Gray
In 1911, when 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 to 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. Morganites possessing this high degree of transparency are unheard of. The present stone is exceptional by any definition. The color is a well-saturated pink hue, unmodified by brown, while the luster is also exceptional. A fine stone for the collector of large gems, but one which could be mounted as a stunning pendant. Weighing approximately 153.45 carats and measuring 42.26 x 32.10 x 24.54mm
In 1911, when 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 to 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. Morganites possessing this high degree of transparency are unheard of. The present stone is exceptional by any definition. The color is a well-saturated pink hue, unmodified by brown, while the luster is also exceptional. A fine stone for the collector of large gems, but one which could be mounted as a stunning pendant. Weighing approximately 153.45 carats and measuring 42.26 x 32.10 x 24.54mm