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Lot 612
  • 612

Tourmaline and Citrine Necklace, Tony Duquette

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • TONY DUQUETTE
  • green tourmaline, parti-colored tourmaline, citrine, gold
The graduated fringe composed of emerald-cut and mixed-cut citrines, accented by baguette and emerald-cut bi-colored and green tourmalines, length 16¾ inches, signed Tony Duquette.

Literature

For an image of this necklace: Jewelry by Tony Duquette and Hutton Wilkinson, page 114.

Condition

In excellent condition. Signed Tony Duquette and stamped 18K for 18 karat gold. The 18 citrines measuring on average approximately 18.00 x 13.00 x 8.00 mm, are a well-matched "cognac" color, slightly brownish-yellowish orange and predominantly eye-clean. The bi-colored tourmalines range from red-purple to a richly saturated bluish green, the red-purple portions are slightly included and the bluish green portions are moderately to heavily included, the longest measuring approximately 40.00 x 9.30 x 7.20 mm. The green tourmalines are a medium slightly yellowish green and predominantly eye-clean. Fitted with a safety clasp. Shortest fringe length 1¼ inches, longest fringe length 3½ inches.
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