1.53 ct. ‘Opalescent’ Sapphire
Color: Faint Pink / Dark Blue
Clarity: Slightly Included
Origin: An Phu, Vietnam
Cut: Pear Brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 8.1 x 6.1 mm
When these were initially brought to market about a year ago, we admit to being skeptical. Was this an attractive phenomenon or simply a hazy stone? After seeing a number of these in the last months, we have decided that indeed, yes, it can be quite lovely. The problem is the widely varying nature of the material; many of the stones are plagued with multiply other inclusions or are fractured, zoned, or simply too opaque. There are, however, a small percentage of these in which the sleepy nature of very light silk, in combination with a nice bodycolor. can make for a gem with an enchanting, ethereal effect. We will be looking at these extremely carefully to find stone such as this one - lovely bright color with a consistent and light to medium amount of silk giving it the ‘opalescent’ effect. To go even further into oddity, take a look at the fantastic deep ‘sapphire’ blue color zone featured prominently under the table - one of the most unique Sapphires we have offered and we certainly have never seen one quite like this before! One of the crucial factors is that the stone retains some level of brilliance as well - again, exactly what we see here. Very fine example and rare as such.