Appraising Fancy Color Diamonds
March 31st, 2011 by James L. Sweaney, CGA, FGA. GG
1.97 ct Irradiated Diamond, Fancy Vivid Yellow
We just appraised this beautiful bright yellow ~2 ct. round diamond for a client. She had inherited the stone, which was accompanied by an appraisal from a gemologist which described it as a “Canary Yellow” diamond, which implied but didn’t state specifically that the stone was natural-color. Our client said the diamond had originally been purchased at an estate sale for $1200, but this appraisal was for $43,000!
The antennae immediately went up!
Tags: Artificially Irradiated, Canary Yellow Diamond, Fancy Color Diamonds, Fancy Vivid Yellow, Gem Trade Laboratory, GIA, HPHT
