Description
Materials: natural no-heat Burmese pink sapphire/rubies (GIA report 2225519822), vitreous enamel (with restoration), 20-22k gold body, 14k later bail (unmarked; tested with electronic gold tester)
Weight: 28.8 grams
Rubies: 94 total (measured in mm) — 5.8 x 4.4, 5.2 x 5, 4 x 3.6, 2.26 x 1.6, 2.8 x 2.75, 2.8 x 2.25, two 3 x 2.5, 2.9 x 2, 2.8 x 2.4, 3 x 2.3, 2.9 x 2.25, 2.75 x 2.25, two 3.4 x 3, 3.6 x 2.8, two 2.5 x 2.5, 3.2 x 2.4, 4 x 2.4, 3.3 x 2.2, two 3.5 x 2.2, 3.2 x 2.6, two 2.5 x 2, 2.6 x 2.4, 3.2 x 2, 2 x 2, 2.7 x 2.25, 4 x 3, two 3.6 x 2.5, 3.4 x 2.4, 2.4 x 2.4, 3.2 x 2.7, 3.2 x 3, 3 x 2.8, 2.8 x 2, 2.5 x 1.75, 3.2 x 2.6, 2.4 x 1.75, 2.6 x 2, 2.4 x 2.2, 2.2 x 2.2, 2.2 x 2, 2.9 x 1.8, 2.8 x 2, 2 x 1.6
Estimated weight of rubies: 8.41 ctw (note: estimate very rough due to irregular cuts)
Height of pendant: 86 mm
Width of pendant: 64.5 mm
Depth of pendant: 8.7 mm
Dimension of bow element: 64.5 x 38.5 mm
Dimension of center roundel: 29 x 29 mm
Dimension of bottom cluster: 19 x 19 mm
Condition: there is significant enamel restoration to the perimeters and back of the pendant, including the blue of the ‘three’ motif, and large sections of the counterenamel at the back. There is also some touch-up restoration to the black linework details, where it was previously rubbed out. The majority of the enamel to the front is however fully original. The center ruby of the center element (crowned conjoined circles) has a 2 mm chip, and one of the rubies in the bottom cluster element appears to be a later replacement. Otherwise, the rubies all appear original and in rather good condition (some normal age-related abrasions to facet junctions, pin-sized nibbles, loupe-visible only). The bail is a later replacement.