Natural Blue Star Sapphire Ring find Ebay

[ilovegemstones]

Eeek! I found this on Ebay and bid on it for $550. It is a natural, unheated blue star sapphire ring. You can see the silk inside and it has a perfect six ray star that glides on the surface. Very clear stone inside with just natural silk, no eye visible inclusions. The setting looks very worn but the shank seems brand new. The seller said the original owner had a picture of his grandmother wearing it, and it was her wedding ring from their marriage around 1910. To me the setting looks older but I am no expert. I adore the stone. The ring fits perfectly. I am really happy with it!

 

[Burmesedaze]

Great find!gorgeous blue, such lovely translucency and sharp star!

 

[Bluegemz]

Ah! You bought it! I had that one bookmarked some time ago and when i returned..gone. It’s a great, adorable litte star. It looks fabulous on you!

 

[missy]

Oh my gosh how beautiful. Such a lovely soft blue and that setting is TDF. How romantic that it was a wedding ring from 1910. I love that.
It looks so beautiful on you. Congratulations on a sweet deal.

 

[ilovegemstones]

Thank you thank you thank you guys! Sorry Bluegemz! Yours is still my all time favourite star sapphire ring because of the size - It is like a grape!
The prongs cover quite a bit of this stone. I still love it. I have bought and returned star sapphires from the Natural Star Sapphire Company for so much more!

 

[ilovegemstones]

It looks very clear in my microwave! - I was cleaning it out and noticed.

 

[Burmesedaze]

It looks very clear in my microwave! - I was cleaning it out and noticed.

 

[Bluegemz]

Thank you thank you thank you guys! Sorry Bluegemz! Yours is still my all time favourite star sapphire ring because of the size - It is like a grape!
The prongs cover quite a bit of this stone. I still love it. I have bought and returned star sapphires from the Natural Star Sapphire Company for so much more!

It’s amazing on you and I’m really delighted that there are other star sapphire lovers here! Thanks so much for the compliment ! I really love the prongs on it...very attractive IMO.

 

[Gloria27]

gorgeous! is it a colour shifter?

 

[ilovegemstones]

It might be, Gloria! I need a better incandescent light source. It looks violetish in the microwave

You are welcome Bluegemz! Your collection of star jewelry is TDF. It is so funny you like these prongs! Thanks! The seller thought I should reset it in a setting with diamonds from the same period "to increase its value into the thousands". He said it was only the low price it was because the setting was so worn - he thought maybe the previous owner had it polished often which wore away the engravings.
I am so glad you like the setting, and that you do too Missy! I will keep it as it is.