Lot 2001
Large, Fine Alexandrite
15 June 2021, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$60,000 - US$80,000
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Large, Fine Alexandrite
Sri Lanka
Named for Tsar Alexander II, this rare and beautiful gem, of top quality, hardly used in modern jewelry due to its rarity. 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. The present stone is large for the species. It is a classic for the locality and for this species, yet rare for its size as alexandrites are infrequently seen in sizes of over 1 carats. A fine, oval-cut alexandrite of green and purple color, depending on whether the stone is view under incandescent versus fluorescent light--worthy of the interest of any serious collector. Weighing approximately 8.59 carats and measuring 11.58 x 9.43 x 9.15mm
Named for Tsar Alexander II, this rare and beautiful gem, of top quality, hardly used in modern jewelry due to its rarity. 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. The present stone is large for the species. It is a classic for the locality and for this species, yet rare for its size as alexandrites are infrequently seen in sizes of over 1 carats. A fine, oval-cut alexandrite of green and purple color, depending on whether the stone is view under incandescent versus fluorescent light--worthy of the interest of any serious collector. Weighing approximately 8.59 carats and measuring 11.58 x 9.43 x 9.15mm
Footnotes
Accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America report numbered 5171085607 dated March 24, 2015 stating that the 8.59 carats natural chrysoberyl, natural alexandrite is an oval modified brilliant cut, of green changing to brownish purple.
Accompanied by an American Gemological Laboratories report numbered 8088549 dated February 14, 2019 stating that the 8.59 carats alexandrite measures 11.62 x 9.44 x 9.14mm and that it originates from Sri Lanka and that there is no gemological evidence of enhancements or treatments present. The degree of color-change is strong (70 - 80%) and the quality of color-change: good.
