Sapphire pendant

[MazelTov2]

Hi everyone!

Attached are 3 photos of a pendant that was just re-configured from a tight flower-like design to a snowflake-type. Put together, in both its incarnations, by goldsmith/designer John Dixon, the piece consists of approx 9 carats of various shades of pink sapphire. The stones, all of which were advertised as Padparadscha, were purchased between 2006 and 2007 and are set in 14k gold. Though gemological evaluation later revealed that only a couple of the stones are actually close to the true Pad "lotus blossom" shade of pink, they are all sapphire material, a few of which were shown in testing to be actually "untreatred." The cut on all of them, if I recall is a "modified Portuguese", which gives the stones a lot of pop and sizzle. While red and pink have never been my favorite colors, I love the way these look and John's positioning of each stone makes them even more special. They may not be "ideal" or necessarily "top color", but they are beautiful (in my opionion) to look at and wear. As always, all comments are welcome.

Shanti,
Leslie

 

[minousbijoux]

Thanks for posting - doesn't it really annoy you what people get away with calling "padparadscha?" That is one of my personal pet peeves, and it shouldn't be allowed. Or what some vendors do: "we haven't had this sent to a lab, but we are confident that this stone has the right balance of pink and orange to be determined to be a padparadscha..." Sure it does...

 

[MazelTov2]

To be honest, it doesn't annoy me any more than someone referring to a blue, copper-bearing tourmaline from Mozambique or Madagascar as Paraiba.

Leslie

 

[Enerchi]

Its definitely very pretty - what ever you 'd like to call it! Nice pendant - perhaps a neck shot for us to enjoy?

 

[MazelTov2]

Hi!

I'm not certain just how much enjoyment you'll get from seeing my not-too-young neck/chest, but the stones really show well in the sun. To give you a further idea of its size...the pendant measures about 1 1/2 inches in length and in width.

They may not all be "Pads" but with a good cut and a relatively good clarity, any color sapphire is beautiful and fun to wear!

Have a great weekend,
Leslie

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

Very pretty and substantial! I would love to wear 9 carats of yummy sapphires on my neck.

 

[chrono]

The layout in terms of colouration is well done.

 

[MazelTov2]

Thank you for the nice compliment. I'm glad you like them. The stones are fun to wear. Knowing we could never afford absolute perfection in gemstones, when we started collecting we decided to buy what we thought were good representations of the stones in question and of good pendant sizes. I love wearing everything we have because the pieces are so unique. The "snowflake" designs of the sapphire and demantoid garnet pendants are particular favorites.

Shanti and thanks again,
Leslie

 

[MazelTov2]

Thank you...the plan worked out well.

Shanti,
Leslie

 

[pokerface]

These stones look familiar ... [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/podparadscha-sapphires.149308/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/podparadscha-sapphires.149308/[/URL]

 

[MazelTov2]

That's possible. They were posted before I signed on,...in a different configuration.

Leslie