ALETTO BROTHERS. A Pair of Tourmaline and Diamond Ear Pendants. Photo Philips de Pury & Company

Each suspending a rectangular-cut green tourmaline weighing approximately 20 carats in total, from a pavé-set diamond disc, to the circular-cut graduated diamond line, mounted in platinum and 18K white gold, length 2 inches.  Signed 'Aletto Bros', with a green leather Aletto Brothers Box. ESTIMATE $6,000-8,000 - SOLD AT $5,625

Philips de Pury & Company. Jewels. New York. 6 december 2011 www.phillipsdepury.com