Lot 111: A diamond single-stone ring

The Escada-cut diamond, weighing 10.01 carats, between rectangular fancy-cut diamond shoulders, ring size N½

Accompanied by an International Gemological Institute (IGI) certificate stating that the diamond is Fancy Yellow, natural colour, SI1 clarity. Certificate number 2-286-9636, dated 28 May 2010.

The Escada cut, created exclusively for the eponymous luxury fashion house, is a 12 sided cut with 97 facets, designed to maximise fire through the crown and table facets and to emit a star pattern through the culet. The cut is meant to symbolise the 12 months of the year and their ever-renewing cycle.