Spectacular Diamond Earrings Pear Brilliant-cut Diamonds of 20.09 and 20.01, Circular-cut Diamonds, Platinum

These spectacular 20 carat pear diamond earrings belong to the small, storied class of jewels that define a collection rather than join one. Pear brilliant-cut diamonds of 20.09 and 20.01 carats hang in platinum, each tapering to a fine point and broadening to a generous, light-flooded shoulder, with circular-cut diamonds tracing their outline so that the principals appear lit from within. A matched pair at twenty carats apiece is exceptionally rare; pear-shaped diamonds of this magnitude that agree so precisely in weight and proportion are scarcer still, and that near-impossibility of replacement is the foundation of their worth. Platinum, the noblest of settings, holds the stones with quiet strength and lends nothing to distract from them, while the circular-cut frame is graduated so the outline tapers in sympathy with the pear itself. On the ear they are commanding by nature, swinging with movement and catching every source of light, yet the pear's elegant line keeps them graceful rather than merely large. The drop is balanced so each great stone hangs true and moves as one with the wearer, an engineering feat as considered as the cutting. As a store of value they sit at the apex of the category, where great matched pairs are treated as singular assets and change hands seldom, sought by collectors who understand that such stones are not so much bought as kept in trust. The pear is perhaps the most theatrical of the fancy shapes, its point lending direction and its broad shoulder gathering light into a single bright pool, and at twenty carats that pool becomes a presence felt across any room the wearer enters. The circular-cut surround is set so closely that the principals appear to float within a halo of their own light, an effect that flatters the stone's outline and lends the whole drop a sense of scale beyond even its considerable weight. This is a generational heirloom in the fullest sense, a jewel of record and a fixture in any collection it enters. Signed Legacy and numbered on request, it is finished to the highest standard our house commands, and reserved for the rare client equal to it. We present jewels of this order in conditions of complete privacy, by appointment and on the client's terms alone. Our specialists treat the conversation around such a piece as confidential from the first word. Independent certification is available on request to confirm the particulars of both pear diamonds, with no assertion left unsupported. We invite the most private of conversations in the Negotiation Room, where our specialists will present these earrings stone by stone, arrange a secure viewing, and discuss terms in absolute confidence.

Specifications

• Metal: Platinum
• Earring type: Earrings
• Cut / Shape: Brilliant, Pear