Valuation for this Light Pink Padparadscha Sapphire of 5.21 Carat ?

[Ratchada]

There is a huge fingerprint inclusion and a smaller one But no black spots or cracks. Luster is very good. Fingerprint cant be seen with naked eyes. Anyone have any idea how much will it be ? Thanks so much

 

[Autumn in New England]

Hello and welcome to the boards! This is a tough one because it's really big, but really pale. And then there is the clarity issue. Is it heated? Do you have a certification? Wherefrom?

 

[Ratchada]

Hello and welcome to the boards! This is a tough one because it's really big, but really pale. And then there is the clarity issue. Is it heated? Do you have a certification? Wherefrom?

Hi, thanks for the fast reply. It is unheated, no treatment, from Sri Lanka.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Hi, thanks for the fast reply. It is unheated, no treatment, from Sri Lanka.

Welp, here's the thing. Padparadscha designation is somewhat subjective. Personally, I feel the color is too pale to be considered a padparadscha. For instance, the AGL (which tends to be partial to lighter pads) simply called the below stone "pale orange-pink sapphire." They felt the saturation was too low to be a pad.

So even though I tend to trust my eyes over a lab designation, whether you have a certificate from a reputable lab which states it is a pad or just sapphire could greatly affect the selling price. Also, as I mentioned previously, the clarity isn't awful for a pad, but it will certainly lower the value. And then that becomes an even greater issue if it's not a pad.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Do you think it’s pretty?

 

[Autumn in New England]

@Dreamer_D I got the impression OP was trying to price it in order to sell, but I may be wrong!