My grandma''s star sapphire.... :)

[IluvEmeralds]

Okay, so after being asked several times to post pictures of my grandma''s star sapphire here it is. I don''t know the specs on her b/c my grandma gave her to me when I turned 16. (It''s the only piece of jewelery I owned for years!) I know it''s VERY old and has been in my family for years, always past down to the first born girl. I feel very honored to have it. I love it so much I wear it almost every day!

Thanks for looking

 

[IluvEmeralds]

one more... she''s very dirty...but its hard to clean her b/c she''s so old and I''m scared to let a jeweler do it for me in a machine. Thanks again for looking!!

 

[MonkeyPie]

Oh very pretty! I like the setting a lot. And what a perfect star

I''d take it to a jeweler that specializes in vintage and heirloom jewelery, they will clean it by hand and it won''t get destroyed like it might in an US.

 

[LostSapphire]

Thank you for posting such a beautiful heirloom! It fits you perfectly. And the colour is gorgeous.

My Grandmother gave me a platinum edwardian style ring with a bezel-set ruby on my 16th birthday. I took such good care of it until somehow in my mid-20s it went missing....

But I thought of her every time I put it on...

LS

 

[Linda W]

It is beautiful and what a perfect star. I love it and it is beautiful on your hand. What a treasure from your grandmother.


Linda

 

[IluvEmeralds]

Thanks ladies for the replies! You are all too sweet!

MonkeyPie- I will have to look them up here in my area. I would love to have her cleaned but I would be heartbroken if something happened to it. My grandma passed away last year, and its one of the few things I have to remember her by. But, I didn''t know that was an option..so thank you!

LS- your ring from your grandma sounds beautiful! I''m so sorry you lost it!!

I lost a blue topaz necklace my mom gave me when I moved to FL and I must have cried for WEEKS! I keep praying it will magically appear one day. I''ll do the same for you! You never know!

Linda- Thank you! You are too sweet..

hope y''all could look past my hands!! I need a mani badly!! (I''m saving it for when I get my ering in Oct

)

 

[geckodani]

It''s lovely! I also have a star sapphire from my grammy - but I had to wait until I was 21, LOL! Gorgeous setting too!

 

[pjean]

That''s a lovely ring!

 

[glitterata]

That is very, very pretty indeed.

Chances are it''s man-made. In the mid-20th century they figured out how to make synthetic star sapphires with gorgeous color and perfect stars like yours. They were very popular, and I can certainly see why! Natural ones rarely look anywhere near as good as yours, and if they do they''re extremely expensive.

 

[Love in Bloom]

What a beautiful honor to have ILuvEmeralds! I really like the way the stone is framed

 

[bling addict]

ILuvEmeralds, that is such a beautiful ring you have there!

And a wonderful family treasure!

 

[jewelerman]

tell us more about your ring!Who was the first to own it ect.

 

[jewelerman]

Glitterata,What do you think...late 1960s and a Linde star?

Date: 9/3/2008 5:02:00 PM
Author: glitterata
That is very, very pretty indeed.

Chances are it''s man-made. In the mid-20th century they figured out how to make synthetic star sapphires with gorgeous color and perfect stars like yours. They were very popular, and I can certainly see why! Natural ones rarely look anywhere near as good as yours, and if they do they''re extremely expensive.

 

[glitterata]

That would be my guess, but I''m far from an expert.

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 9/4/2008 2:46:42 PM
Author: glitterata
That would be my guess, but I''m far from an expert.

Ditto. I was a teen in the late 60s, and wanted a Linde star sapphire for my HS class ring. They were hot then, and looked so cool. I keep looking at them on eBay. Maybe I''ll pull the trigger and get one some day.

 

[Pandora II]

Date: 9/3/2008 5:02:00 PM
Author: glitterata
That is very, very pretty indeed.

Chances are it's man-made. In the mid-20th century they figured out how to make synthetic star sapphires with gorgeous color and perfect stars like yours. They were very popular, and I can certainly see why! Natural ones rarely look anywhere near as good as yours, and if they do they're extremely expensive.

I wondered about that too. Linde started to make them in 1947 - theirs normally have an 'L' on the underside of the stone.