Matched Pairs

• Color: Medium Blue

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Cambodia

• Cut: Rectangular Radiant

• Treatments: Heat

• Measurements: 8 x 6 mm

A gorgeous and essentially perfect pair of accent blue Zircons. The color is great and extremely well matched and the cutting is excellent - these were cut to match and look it - calibrated as well. Brilliant and bright.

$55 / carat - $186 total

• Color: Medium Dark Slightly Greenish-Blue

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Cambodia

• Cut: Cushion Brilliant

• Treatments: Heat

• Measurements: 7.7 x 5.8 mm

An extremely fine matched pair of classic Cambodian blue Zircon. Commercial grade stones are still the widely accepted norm with these, so cutting is often slightly less than perfect and the proportions and outline slightly askew. Not at all the case here, these have been freshly cut to our standards and extremely fine both individually and in terms of match. The color is a perfect medium dark hue accented by Zircon’s high optical properties and the set dazzles when touched with light.

$110 / carat - $475 total

• Color: Medium Brown-Orange

• Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included

• Origin: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

• Cut: Oval Brilliant

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 8 x 6 mm

Certainly something we are not able to put together everyday; A fine and well matched pair of these distinctly colored Hessonites from the famous Canadian locality. A great match and a fine color, this is quite scarce material as you may imagine. A lovely and unusual set.

$95 / carat - $293 total

• Color: Dark Green

• Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included

• Origin: Russia

• Cut: Pear Brilliant

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 5 x 3 mm

Something quite unheard of in matched pairs. The classic locality for this rare variety of gem quality Sphene is in Baja California, but those stones were heavily included at best.  But what a color! It is a unique, intense 'chrome' green that is unlike the usual brown or yellow green from elsewhere. The limited Russian gems we have seen in the last decade have been magnificent - a Tsavorite like color indeed. It is difficult to source even the smallest of stones, so you can imagine how nice it was to find two clean gems that matched when we saw a few examples recently. Incredible really, given the rarity and value that are placed on these. You will certainly have one of the few, if not the only pair!

$675 total

• Color: Medium Dark Slightly Orangish Pink

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Wutong Mine, China

• Cut: Cushion Brilliant

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 6 x 4 mm

A gorgeous and completely clean matched pair of intensely colored Rhodochrosite. Not common as pairs, these can be used very sparingly in jewelry if set by an experienced jeweler. One of the great colors of the gem world and rather difficult to match up this well. Beautiful set of stones.

$395 total

• Color: Medium Dark Slightly Yellowish Green

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Makatu, Taita Hills, S. Kenya

• Cut: Round Portuguese

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 3.8 mm

Not long ago we had the opportunity to select a few fine examples from this interesting find of gem Enstatite in southern Kenya.  The color is remarkably fine for the species which is typically known for dark and muddy brown gems.  This lovely pair was cut from the small find of rough that occurred in late 2010 and was profiled in GIA's Gems & Gemology - Spring 2012 edition.  Lab analysis points to Iron and Chromium as a cause for the unique color.  Very nicely cut and completely clean, there were few this attractive and nice and it remains to be seen if anymore rough will be mined. As pairs go, this has to be exceedingly rare - very likely one of the few ever put together. If you are looking at rare gems as matched accent pairs, you simply couldn’t get better than this. Quite exceptional indeed.

$345 total

• Color: Medium Light Very Slightly Orangish-Pink

• Clarity: Slightly Included

• Origin: Madagascar

• Cut: Triangle

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 3.8 mm

Pezzottaite is not a gem that lends itself to matched pairs - the range of clarity and color is simply too great from stone to stone. This is likely the first time we have seen such a set - accent stones to be sure, but a lovely color and a very fine match. Bright and attractive, there are certainly not many of these around.

$395 total

• Color: Dark Slightly Greenish-Blue

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Cambodia

• Cut: Oval Portuguese

• Treatments: Heat

• Measurements: 9.3 x 7.8 mm

An absolutely superb matched pair of classic Cambodian blue Zircon. Commercial grade stones are still the widely accepted norm with these, so cutting is often slightly less than perfect and the proportions and outline slightly askew. Not at all the case here, these have been freshly cut to our standards and extremely fine both individually and in terms of match. Moreover, the color is exceptional - the deep, darker blue that is considered absolute top for these. Accented by Zircon’s high optical properties, this set dazzles when touched with light. A large set of the finest quality.

$220 / carat - $1773 total

• Color: Medium Dark Violetish-Blue

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: California

• Cut: Oval Brilliant

• Treatments:  None

• Measurements: 5 x 3 mm

A simply stunning and essentially perfect matched pair of this classic collector’s gem.The color of this set is the absolute best you could hope for - both in hue and tone; a gorgeous medium dark violetish-blue. Stones are an exceptional match for color and cut. Larger accent pairs like this were rarely a priority when cutting this material and they are doubly rare in today’s market.

$1650 total