My first Barry Bridgestock stone....

[MissDayna]

- it arrived this morning and I''m already a fan of his cutting!

1.27cts
6.4mm
Flawless
Lilac - powder blue colour shift

here are the vendor pics first of all

 

[MissDayna]

his outdoor studio picture

 

[MissDayna]

and now some pics taken this afternoon - trying my best to capture the colour shift as we had a rare sunny day here in Scotland!

 

[MissDayna]

2

 

[MissDayna]

trying to get it to show its purple side under a lamp

 

[MissDayna]

the camera just doesn''t capture the sparkle of this stone - its amazing IRL

 

[MissDayna]

some blue sparkles in indirect sunlight

 

[MissDayna]

looking all lilac-y

 

[MissDayna]

a darker purple-y colour

 

[D&T]

dayna- beautiful stone, all of his cutting seems to showcase and brings out the best of the stone''s color ehh? what''s the specie?

 

[MissDayna]

i think it looks a bit grey here

 

[MissDayna]

and finally a handshot

 

[MissDayna]

Ooops! I forgot to say its a spinel - I only discovered this site and found out about spinels a few weeks ago and already I''m addicted

Thanks D&T, you are absolutely right - his cutting is just beautiful!

Dayna

 

[SapphireLover]

What are you going to do with it? How will you set it?

 

[cellentani]

Looks lovely! Do share your setting ideas - we''d love to hear!

 

[Nomsdeplume]

It''s beautiful.

 

[Stone Hunter]

Oh! Ah! Just lovely.

I''m sure it does really sparkle IRL. I haven''t figured out how to capture that sparkle with the camera yet.

Congrats on a very very lovely stone!

 

[CharmyPoo]

Barry stones are very addictive!! Congrats on your purchase.

 

[brandy_z28]

Gorgeous! Barry really does some spectacular work!

 

[icekid]

What a lovely spinel! Love that color.. and Barry''s beautiful cuts, of course.

 

[Fly Girl]

Very pretty stone!

 

[T L]

That''s really pretty, I have an affinity for lilac colored stones. Enjoy!!

 

[Lovinggems]

That''s really pretty MissD, congratulations, did you request a spinel or was it up on the his site?

 

[chrono]

I think lilac spinels are underrated. The colour shift only adds to its beauty.

 

[cinnamon013]

Great photos! I love this stone. (adds spinel to list...)!

 

[packrat]

Gorgeous! Love the color! What are your plans for it?

 

[simplysplendid]

Very lovely gemstone, I like his cut a lot..

 

[MissDayna]

Thank you so much everyone for all of your lovely compliments

Barry''s work is just amazing, I will definitely be keeping an eye on his site for new pretties - I really want one of his supernova ovals next!

As for setting ideas, I''ve looked at a few I quite like - here''s a collage of some of my favourites. I really love the idea of having a halo, but not sure if this stone would be suited to bezeling or not.

Lovinggems - I had Barry on the lookout for a spinel for my ering, he came up with this just a day after I received my ering spinel from Dan Stair. But I couldnt let a beauty like this go, so my mum kindly bought it as an early 21st birthday present

Dayna

 

[MissDayna]

It helps if I actually remember to attach the picture!

 

[SapphireLover]

Ooohhh... I think the top row, middle ring is my favourite. I think it will really show off the stone well as the light will get at it from all angles so it will sparkle.