Sapphire – Natural, Rough, Blue
Visiting the gem markets always yields fascinating sights. Mogok, Myanmar unheated faceted and 5 kg rough sapphire. Photo by Jeffery Bergman…
Sapphire – Natural, Faceted, Blue, 2.07 ct
Dark blue, oval brilliant step-cut sapphire, 2.07 cts, Myanmar. Photo courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and Kissing Auction.
Sapphire – Natural, Faceted, Yellow
Sapphires, Sri Lanka (2.12, 3.76, 4.25, 5.21 // 6.05, 3.60, 4.02, 16.12). Photo © Joel E. Arem, PhD, FGA. Used with permission.
Sapphire – Natural, Faceted, Red
Sapphires, Umba River, Tanzania (1.98, 1.40, 1.86, 3.41, 3.28 // 0.96, 3.77, 1.46, 2.56, 4.64). The leftmost and rightmost stones on the bottom…
Sapphire – Natural, Faceted, Purple, 1.055 ct
Hot pink, oval step-cut Sri Lankan sapphire, 1.055 cts, with a fingerprint (healed fracture) inclusion. Photo courtesy of liveauctioneers.com…
Sapphire – Lab-made, Cabochon, Blue, 30 ct
14k yellow gold cufflinks with cabbed, synthetic sapphires, 30 cts. Photo courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and Avis Diamond Galleries.
Sapphire – Natural, Faceted, Orange, 3.60 ct
For decades, milky whitish sapphires from Sri Lanka known as geudas were heated at a high temperature to produce superb blue colors. However, this…
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