Sam Patania - "Diamond Cascade" Diamond, Number 8 Spiderweb Turquoise, and 18K White and Yellow Gold Necklace, 18" length

26.3g, 18" length, 2.25" x 1" pendant. Hallmarked "FPS" on verso. The twelve diamonds range between 0.38Ct and 0.1Ct. The turquoise that adorns this piece was acquired from the C.G. Wallace collection. It was originally part of a 9.5 lb specimen that was discovered in 1950, valued at $1,500 (approximately $20,000 today). It was published in "Turquoise Deposits of Nevada," by Frank Morrissey in the Nevada Bureau of Mines, Report 17 dated 1968 (pp. 10 and 11).