Centring on an oval colour-changing garnet weighing 15.80 carats, surrounded by pear-shaped colour-changing garnets together weighing approximately 5.15 carats, to a stylised mount pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds extending to the shoulders, the diamonds together weighing approximately 2.65 carats, mounted in 18 karat white and yellow gold. Ring size: 6½
Accompanied by C. Dunaigre report numbered CDC1407102, dated 27 July 2014, stating that the 15.80 carat garnet is natural, display colour-change from Brownish-Green (daylight) to Vivid Red (incandescent light) colour, of Excellent quality, with no indications of treatment.
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COLOUR-CHANGING GARNET
Garnets are a group of silicate minerals. They are comparatively hard (7 – 7.5 on the Mohs Scale) and are ideal for making jewellery. With different chemical compositions, garnets exhibit wide range of hues one can imagine and even possess colour changing character under different light spectrum. Light transmission and refractive properties also vary. Specimens bearing brilliant transparency and luster together with intense colour are highly sought-after.
Garnet crystals resemble seeds of pomegranate. That is how their Chinese name “Pomegranate Stone” comes from. Garnets can be found in various parts of the world and high quality garnet gemstones usually come from Africa and India. Usage of garnets has been known since Bronze Age. Noah is said to steer his ark through darkness with the help of a garnet lantern. In ancient Egypt and Greece, garnets were commonly used as jewellery. They were also seen as protective stones for travelers against evil and disaster. Nowadays, garnet is the state gemstone of New York and the birthstone of January.
Thanks to the rich colour spectrum, garnets today can quite happily keep pace with the changes of styles and colour trends of fashion, giving impetus to the world of jewellery.