Tanzigrrl
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Hello, Everyone,
It is with great excitement that I post my Most Important piece of jewelry today!!! This is beyond my wildest dreams and I am delighted to be the proud owner of this masterpiece!!! I have a million pictures but I'm going to try to keep it real and be responsible with my posting. My friend, Courtney Poole Pendergrast, is an extremely talented jewelry artist / metalsmith and this is what she custom-made for me! I picked it up just yesterday!
The details: 8.56ct Tanzanite from Adam at Paraiba International. I bought it 3 years ago, posted about it, named the stone the "Manhattan Velvet" and kept it safe while I figured out just exactly how to have it set. The stone measures 12 x 12 x 8.80. It is the best example of Tanzanite I've ever personally had the opportunity to see.
Courtney hand-made the necklace in 14kt white gold. The top scroll measures 43.90 x 17.45mm, the bottom scroll measures 40.30 x 19.70mm, and 2 side scrolls measure 36.65 x 13.56mm. These scrolls have filigreed interiors and are high polish. There are 46 bezel set diamonds throughout with a total of 1.79 carats. The diamonds are E-I color and VS2-SI2 in clarity. The pear-shaped diamond dangling from the bottom is a .68 carat E color, I1 diamond (and it was my original engagement ring stone!!!). There are three tiny diamond "beads" that dangle from the adjustable-length chain.
I think this is a fabulous and amazing work of art!
And, now, for the pictures:
It is with great excitement that I post my Most Important piece of jewelry today!!! This is beyond my wildest dreams and I am delighted to be the proud owner of this masterpiece!!! I have a million pictures but I'm going to try to keep it real and be responsible with my posting. My friend, Courtney Poole Pendergrast, is an extremely talented jewelry artist / metalsmith and this is what she custom-made for me! I picked it up just yesterday!
The details: 8.56ct Tanzanite from Adam at Paraiba International. I bought it 3 years ago, posted about it, named the stone the "Manhattan Velvet" and kept it safe while I figured out just exactly how to have it set. The stone measures 12 x 12 x 8.80. It is the best example of Tanzanite I've ever personally had the opportunity to see.
Courtney hand-made the necklace in 14kt white gold. The top scroll measures 43.90 x 17.45mm, the bottom scroll measures 40.30 x 19.70mm, and 2 side scrolls measure 36.65 x 13.56mm. These scrolls have filigreed interiors and are high polish. There are 46 bezel set diamonds throughout with a total of 1.79 carats. The diamonds are E-I color and VS2-SI2 in clarity. The pear-shaped diamond dangling from the bottom is a .68 carat E color, I1 diamond (and it was my original engagement ring stone!!!). There are three tiny diamond "beads" that dangle from the adjustable-length chain.
I think this is a fabulous and amazing work of art!
And, now, for the pictures:
My boss is not a "jewelry person" but she stopped me in the hall and said, "wow, have you ever worn that before?? - that's the most fantastic piece of jewelry I've ever seen in my life." She wanted to see the filigree work close-up, too. 
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