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As many of you know I'm having a yearly clean out and selling off some stones to help pay for a new high end classical guitar for my son. Over the next few days I will be listing some sapphires, some outstanding and or unique ones colourwise and some bargain ones....
Stone 1;
Stunning 2.25 carats fat oval unheated untreated purple Sri Lanka sapphire. I am super fussy when it comes to coloured stones, this particular sapphire is one that I've been hoarding in my personal collection and had planned to put into a diamond halo but I have to accept I have way too many stones and will never get around to setting them all.
At it's very darkest this stone is a vivid mid Amethyst colour in really low to poor lighting inside or outside it becomes a really pretty vivid lighter to purple with flashes of blues, pinks and reds. If you live in a dark lighting environment most of the time expect something a vivid mid Amethyst colour that will lighten and be brighter in strong indoor, shop lighting and full bright sunlight. As far as purple sapphires go I'm usually ambivalent to them, but I selected this one for myself because it is such a nice stone. All sapphires coloured change in various lighting situations I have taken photos to show it as dark as it gets which is what I'd describe as a nice mid never too dark Amethyst colour and lots of pics in better indoor and outdoor lighting when it goes a lighter brighter colour. Either way it's always pretty and never too dark or too light.
Photos 1, 2 are how it looks in very bright Aussie sunshine, ie the palest it ever looks photos 3 shows it outside in a darker area in the shade getting it to intentionally look as dark as what my eye sees IRL. Photos 4 shows it inside again specifically trying to show as dark as it ever gets which is a very pleasing mid Amethyst purple to a much lighter brighter vivid purple when you put any type of bright light source near it pic 5.
The stone is what I'd describe as a fat oval some people might call it a roval meaning it faces like a 3+ carat stone on the hand it is 7.83 x 7.00 by 4.80mms deep. The stone has a couple of tiny inclusions under very very close inspection like a small crystal that you will see with a loupe but they disappear at a distance on the hand when set and the stone is not heated or treated in any way like most sapphires are. This one would make an outstanding engagement ring or right hand ring, or for the purist that has always wanted a unheated untreated purple sapphire - I personally would either halo it or put it in some type of 3 stone, because white diamonds will accent the colour even more.
Asking $1600USD. Registered trackable shipping is $25.00USD if you want it fully insured message me to discuss options. LT link;
Stone 1;
Stunning 2.25 carats fat oval unheated untreated purple Sri Lanka sapphire. I am super fussy when it comes to coloured stones, this particular sapphire is one that I've been hoarding in my personal collection and had planned to put into a diamond halo but I have to accept I have way too many stones and will never get around to setting them all.
At it's very darkest this stone is a vivid mid Amethyst colour in really low to poor lighting inside or outside it becomes a really pretty vivid lighter to purple with flashes of blues, pinks and reds. If you live in a dark lighting environment most of the time expect something a vivid mid Amethyst colour that will lighten and be brighter in strong indoor, shop lighting and full bright sunlight. As far as purple sapphires go I'm usually ambivalent to them, but I selected this one for myself because it is such a nice stone. All sapphires coloured change in various lighting situations I have taken photos to show it as dark as it gets which is what I'd describe as a nice mid never too dark Amethyst colour and lots of pics in better indoor and outdoor lighting when it goes a lighter brighter colour. Either way it's always pretty and never too dark or too light.
Photos 1, 2 are how it looks in very bright Aussie sunshine, ie the palest it ever looks photos 3 shows it outside in a darker area in the shade getting it to intentionally look as dark as what my eye sees IRL. Photos 4 shows it inside again specifically trying to show as dark as it ever gets which is a very pleasing mid Amethyst purple to a much lighter brighter vivid purple when you put any type of bright light source near it pic 5.
The stone is what I'd describe as a fat oval some people might call it a roval meaning it faces like a 3+ carat stone on the hand it is 7.83 x 7.00 by 4.80mms deep. The stone has a couple of tiny inclusions under very very close inspection like a small crystal that you will see with a loupe but they disappear at a distance on the hand when set and the stone is not heated or treated in any way like most sapphires are. This one would make an outstanding engagement ring or right hand ring, or for the purist that has always wanted a unheated untreated purple sapphire - I personally would either halo it or put it in some type of 3 stone, because white diamonds will accent the colour even more.
Asking $1600USD. Registered trackable shipping is $25.00USD if you want it fully insured message me to discuss options. LT link;
Do you have any videos of it?
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