Beschreibung:

A SUPERB RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE The wide V-shaped band designed as four rows of cushion and pear-shaped graduated rubies, each in a circular-cut diamond floral cluster surround with marquise-cut diamond two-stone intersections in a circular-cut diamond wavy frame, mounted in 18K gold, 32.0 cm., in a beige suede case Signed by Graff Laurence Graff has established in only twenty-five years the reputation of being the world's foremost source of rare jewels. From a solid apprenticeship in the diamond business, an international figure has emerged who will be buying a major collection of jewels in New York one day and be exhibiting his exquisite jewellery collection in the Far East the next day. The House of Graff, established in the prestigious Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, will soon be opening a new shop in Bond Street. The showcase will be filled with top quality diamonds and the finest gem quality rubies, emeralds and sapphires, all fashioned into wonderful pieces of jewellery. For those clients who seek the ultimate, Laurence Graff will also present his private collection of rare and historical gems paralleled by no other jeweller. To name a few of the notable diamonds that have passed through his hands are The Idol's Eye (70.21 carats), The Emperor Maximillian (49.94 carats), The Porter Rhodes (54.99 carats) and the Windsor Yellows (52.13 and 40.81 carats). Laurence Graff has a great love and feeling for his gems and maintains a large but discreet worldwide network of personal contacts to fulfil his insatiable desire for a perfect stone. This acclaim is supported by the number of newly mined diamonds that he has purchased either as polished stones or as "rough" to be expertly cut and polished into magnificent gems. A condensed list of these stones, which may well in the future be surrounded by their own intrigue and mystrey includes Le Grand Coeur d'Afrique (70.03 carat, heart-shaped), The Titan Oval (51.31 carats), The Golconda "D" (47.29 carat brilliant-cut), The Imperial Blue (39.31 carats, pear-shaped), The Empress Rose (72.79 carats, pink, pear-shaped) and an 85.91 carat, pear-shaped "D" flawless, considered to be the fourth largest of its type in the world. Laurence Graff has set a high standard of excellence and innovation in the industry and spends much of his time supervising the creation of individual jewellery designs for an ever more discerning clientele. It has been said that more important gem quality diamonds have passed through his hands than any other living dealer and yet the world of gems holds much excitement for this man, who has become one of the great names in the jewellery world.