Pink Spinels and Diamond Pendant Ear Clips

Pink spinel resembles pink sapphire. In the past pink spinel costs a lot less but not today more gem lovers and collectors covet to spinels. Since eccentric & beautiful Tanzania spinels appear in the gem market, spinel price is skyrocket and big carat size spinels are in deep pocket gem companies.

This step-cut pair of pink spinel is considered rare to find in this size. The auction is for spinel and diamond pendant ear clips each decorated with a step-cut pink spinel weighing 20.00 and 20.07 carats bordered by brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending a detachable pear-shared diamond drop weighing respectively 7.27 and 8.78 carats surmounted by a pair of similar stones, mounted in white gold and platinum size 52. The set was sold for 1,594,500chf in a Sothebys auction.

Demantoid Garnet Diamond Ring

Have you ever wonder why brownish-green stone, olive-green, or a yellowish-green stone just like this stone in this diamond jewelry get high price in the reputable auctions? Its color is less superior to emerald, tsavorite garnet, or green tourmaline. Mostly you will find inclusions in a stone. Only a few stones achieve more than two carats. However, this sometimes almost ugly stone is one of the most expensive gems in the world, and it is not just ordinary member of the garnet family; it's demantoid.

After demantoid garnet was discovered in 1868, demantoid was a darling of jewelers as we have seen jewelry in the Edwardian era and the Victorian era using these small stones. Tiffany had used demantoid extensively in the late nineteenth century.

Demantoid is more dispersive than diamond but the stone is extremely rare in big size.