Lot 363. Important 48.91 carats diamond pendant-necklace, Reza, Paris. Estimate 700,000 — 1,000,000 USD. Lot sold 1,552,000 USD. Photo Sotheby’s 2007.

Designed as a flexible collar continuously set with 192 baguette diamonds slightly graduating in size, weighing approximately 30.00 carats, supporting a pear-shaped diamond weighing 48.91 carats, surmounted by 2 trapeze-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, length approximately 18 inches, maker’s mark and assay marks, pendant detachable. 

Provenance: The Magnificent Jewels of Florence H. Gould, Christie’s New York, April 11, 1984, lot 479.

Accompanied by GIA report no. 15664939 stating that the diamond is J color, VS2 clarity.

Sotheby’s. Magnificent Jewels. New York | 24 Apr 2007