Golconda Diamond Necklace

Old Golconda Diamond necklace with 120 carats of very rare round Golconda Diamonds, all being old European Cut and Old Mine Cut. An Additional 5.60 carats of baguette new cut Diamonds accents the Necklace with an amazing sparkle, mounted in 18 karat yellow gold with white rhodium plated.

Three visual characteristics define the beauty of this Golconda Necklace: A high degree of limpidity (crystal), an ultra-whiteness and a blue afterglow that appears in natural daylight. It is extremely valuable for its unmatched clarity, as clear as water. (The connoisseurs call that the water captured in the Golcondas). The surface luster appears to have a light softness, more gentle and yet luminous and striking.

This Golconda Necklace was originally commissioned by and made for a Royal Family in India in in circa early 1900’s, with the Golconda stones being over 200 years old passed on through many generations within the same Family lineage. The Golconda Diamonds are from the Kollur Mines in the South of India, presently Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Golconda Diamonds (round cut): 120.00 carats (I - J / VVS, VS)
Baguette diamonds : 5.60 carats (I - J / VVS, VS) 1 Pc. = 3.00 ct. 1 Pc .= 1.50 ct. 2 Pcs. = 2.00 ct. 1 Pc = 0.70 ct.

Length : 17.5”
Net Weight : 277.46 grams