SS Violetish-Blue Sapphires

[Richard Sherwood]

Gorgeous color, and unusual brilliance for a sapphire.

Nice work.

Any hint as to the country of origin?

 

[bling addict]

love the colour!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

WOW! I love that!

 

[sleepyspinel]

LtlFirecracker, kribbie, Chrono, princessplease, bling addict, and LaurenThePartier, thanks so much for your kind compliments it is one of my favorite pieces to wear

Date: 6/15/2009 11:22:10 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier
WOW! I love that!

 

[sleepyspinel]

Thanks for your kind words Richard! I was pretty surprised at how much light return the stone gave forth. I was told it was likely heated but they vendors did not specify probable origin. My guess is Sri Lanka.

Date: 6/15/2009 11:01:15 PM
Author: Richard Sherwood
Gorgeous color, and unusual brilliance for a sapphire.

Nice work.

Any hint as to the country of origin?

 

[sleepyspinel]

Here is my other sapphire... the bigger brother to the first with a non-precision cut that is every bit as brilliant as the first with a slightly more pronouced violet component Starting with the vendor pictures:

 

[sleepyspinel]

oops sorry that was far too small!

 

[sleepyspinel]

The stone is 4.88 cts AGTA certed as unheated and purported to be from Sri Lanka. The vendor is Simply Sapphires... a great company to work with!

 

[sleepyspinel]

just a dreamy set of blue stones

 

[sleepyspinel]

showing lots of light return under flash photography

 

[chrono]

Big brother doesn’t need to chase away the blues – he looks to have good colour himself.

 

[T L]

SS,
You take such awesome pictures.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Thanks Chrono

Date: 6/16/2009 11:40:54 AM
Author: Chrono
Big brother doesn’t need to chase away the blues – he looks to have good colour himself.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Aww shucks TL you are always so kind to comment, I quite a bit of time trying to get just the right shot, I am happy to be able to share the results with people who can enjoy them! Here is a neat shot with the stone showing its more violet side... at this angle no tilt window to be had!

 

[sleepyspinel]

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[chrono]

The newest picture shows a lovely violet shade and I can see the portugese faceting.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Here is a picture I happened to take with my cell phone... rather grainy but it shows its size in comparison to a hand... done in my office as soon as I opened the box heheh

 

[sleepyspinel]

upsidedown

 

[Matata]

I am blue with envy.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Hi Matata,

Its been a while since I''ve seen you post here I think your red spinel saga way back when was what got me interested in spinels in the first place! Thanks for your compliment, I appreciate it

If you get the chance here is a LINK to my own spinel collection, hope you like the pics.

Date: 6/18/2009 12:03:14 PM
Author: Matata

I am blue with envy.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Here are some more daylight pics of the stone...

 

[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

here is one more in more subdued lighting, while the tone appears to darken the stone does not go black like some sapphires can

 

[Richard Sherwood]

Date: 6/15/2009 11:33:13 PM
Author: sleepyspinel
Thanks for your kind words Richard! I was pretty surprised at how much light return the stone gave forth. I was told it was likely heated but they vendors did not specify probable origin. My guess is Sri Lanka.

Date: 6/15/2009 11:01:15 PM
Author: Richard Sherwood
Gorgeous color, and unusual brilliance for a sapphire.

Nice work.

Any hint as to the country of origin?

Yeah, it''s got a Sri Lankan look.

Really enjoying the pictures!

 

[chrono]

Me too. I came back to see if there are more pictures and I''m glad I right.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Hi Rich and Chrono

Glad you are enjoying the eye candy... here is a picture with contrasting colors.