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Argyle Diamonds categorised their finest pinks into a nomenclature the world adopted: pink, purplish pink, pink rose, pink champagne — and a singular chromatic territory they called Fancy Brownish Orangy Pink, a blended warm modifier approaching the deeply personal tones of the earth's most geological colours. This 14.60-carat pear modified brilliant — GIA report #5221750889 — occupies that territory with full authority.
At 19.38 × 12.39 × 8.47mm, this is not a stone that asks to be noticed. It announces. A pear of nearly twenty millimetres requires a rough crystal of exceptional proportions to yield; the loss in cutting a pear that does not bow, that does not deviate at its apex, is significant. The finished stone's measurements indicate a cutter who understood what was at stake.
GIA grades its colour as Fancy Brownish Orangy Pink with Even distribution — that warm, cognac-inflected rose that changes character under different light sources, shifting from peachy champagne under tungsten to a deeper amber-rose in daylight. VS1 clarity, Very Good polish, Very Good symmetry, no fluorescence. Inscribed: GIA 5221750889.
This stone was dated August 09, 2024. It exists at a moment when the earth has nothing further to produce. The mine that yielded stones of this character closed its gates in November 2020, and the geology that made them cannot be replicated. At 14.60 carats, this piece is not an investment thesis. It is a historical document, still warm from the crust.
| GIA Report | 5221750889 |
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| Carat Weight | 14.60 carats |
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| Shape & Cut | Pear Modified Brilliant |
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| Measurements | 19.38 × 12.39 × 8.47 mm |
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| Colour Grade | Fancy Brownish Orangy Pink |
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| Colour Origin | Natural |
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| Colour Distribution | Even |
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| Clarity Grade | VS1 |
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| Polish | Very Good |
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| Symmetry | Very Good |
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| Fluorescence | None |
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| Report Date | August 09, 2024 |
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