A magnificent pair of natural fancy yellow diamond ear pendants, by Michael Youssoufian

 A magnificent pair of natural fancy yellow diamond ear pendants, by Michael Youssoufian. Photo Philips de Pury & Co

Each designed as a central briolette-cut natural fancy yellow diamond, weighing 22.78 carats and 20.34 carats respectively, set to a briolette- and brilliant-cut coloured diamond surmount and graduating drop, pave-set diamond earwires, length 5.8 cm, remaining diamond weight 4.72 carats. ESTIMATE £400,000-600,000 - Unsold.

PROVENANCE Accompanied by the following reports:
– report number 14907250, dated 16 April 2010, from the Gemological Institute of America
(GIA), Carlsbad, stating the 22.78 carat briolette diamond to be natural fancy yellow,
VS1 clarity.
– report number 14907253 dated 16 April 2010, from the Gemological Institute of America
(GIA), Carlsbad, stating the 20.34 carat briolette diamond to be natural fancy yellow,
VS1 clarity.

Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com