Very attractive Ruby and diamond necklace, Harry Winston

Designed as a series of stylised floral motifs set with pear-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds alternating with cabochon rubies, suspending at the front a graduated fringe of pear-shaped cabochon rubies, mounted in platinum, maker's marks, case. length approximately 410mm, Estimate 180,000—280,000 CHF- Lot sold 266,500CHF

Accompanied by SSEF report no. 52540 stating that all the rubies are of Burmese origin, the majority with no indications of heating and twelve small rubies with indications of heating, minor to moderate residue in fissures

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels. 19 Nov 08. Geneva. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com