Why you’ll love it
This week, we are launching a brand new auction type: Gemstone Auctions!
Now you havethe chance to bid on amazing, loose gemstones that our Head Buyer Fanny hasselected.
We'restarting off with a bang - with thisexquisite FuchsiaPink Sapphire in a beautiful Drop Shaped Step-Cut!
Our Head Buyer Fanny writes:
This sapphire is absolutely stunning, and it will look equally beautiful set in yellow gold, rose gold or white gold. With its traceability and lovelycolor, it's a real special one. Read more about it below!
Report
This gemstone comes with a gemstone report from AGL, Antwerp Gemological Laboratory.
Origin
It was cut from a raw crystal found in the southern part of Madagascar.
The cutting was performed by a small family-owned business in Sri Lanka.
Treatment
This sapphire is oneof the less than 5% of sapphires thatare completely untreated, meaning that both the clarity and color ofthis gemstoneare the same as when the crystal wasfound in the earth!
The color of this gemstone is a rich dark pinkin a beautiful fuchsia tone.
Clarity
Thesapphireis eye-clean, meaning that it doesn't have any inclusions that are visible to the naked eye.
Why Gemstone Auctions?
Our gemstone auctionsgive you the chance to bid on exclusivegemstones that have not yet been set in a piece of jewelry. This gives you the opportunity to create your dream jewelry from scratch.
After the auction, let your imaginationrun wild and bring the gemstoneto a jeweller that you love, or contact usto begin the customprocess with ourskilled team.
Please note thatthe finishedjewelry is not included in the gemstone auction. The gemstonewillbe delivered to you in a pretty small package.
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Sapphires
Sapphiresrank a hardness of 9 on href=" Scale of Hardness.Sapphires have excellent durability and will retain their beauty for many years, even with daily wear.
Fanny shares:
Sapphire is a cherished gemstone today, but even the royalty of ancient Greece and Rome treasured this beautiful gem! In modern times, sapphires are still associated with royalty, and royalsall over the world can be seen wearing this beloved gemstone.
Color & Clarity
Sapphires come in many different colors andshades, but did you know that more than 95% of the sapphires on the world market have been heat treated in order to enhance the color and improve the clarity of the gemstone?
This sapphire is a part of the less than 5% of sapphires thatare completely untreated, meaning that both the clarity and color ofthis gemstoneare the same as when the crystal wasfound in the earth!
The color of this gemstone is a rich dark pinkin a beautiful fuchsia tone. Thesapphireis eye-clean, which means that it doesn't have any inclusions that are visible to the naked eye.
Cut & Size
The carat of this sapphire is 0.96 CT and it measures8.67 mm x 5.26 mm x 2.88 mm (length x width x height).
The sapphire has been cut into a drop shaped step-cut. A very skilled gemstone cutter is required in order to give a drop shaped step-cut the beautiful symmetry and parallel lines that this sapphire has.
Step-cuts are very popular since they bring out the color ofa gemstone and show off its clarity, while still giving the gem a beautiful sparkle!
Origin
It was cut from a raw crystal found in the southern part of Madagascar. Madagascar is know forhaving stunning sapphires in variouscolors.
The cutting was performed by a small family-owned business in Sri Lanka. It employs four skilled gemstone cutters and islocated in Beruwala, on Sri Lanka's west coast.
Sri Lanka is the country with the longest traditions of sapphire cutting in the world, and
Beruwala is known as the gemstone center of the country. The city was founded by Arab merchants over a thousand years ago, the same merchants whose trading trips first spread Sri Lankan sapphires around the world.
Delivery & Payment
Please allow 1 week for shipping.
All mumbaistockholm gemstonesare final sale.
Payments
After the auction ends, the winner has 24 hours to complete the payment.
Bidders in Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the UKcan payby Klarna, Credit Card or Paypal.
International bidders from other countries can pay by Credit Cardor Paypal.
Please note that offers and promotions do not apply when you shop from our auctions.
Tip to win the auctions
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We suggest you wait no longer than 1 minute before the auction ends to place your bid.Many people have the same strategy, and someone else's bid could becomethe final and winning bid.
A proxy can help you with this.Setting a proxy amountthat is equal to your maximum bidensures that even when you wait to make your last bid, someone else needs to bid HIGHER than your secret proxy to win – otherwise you will win automatically!
Good luck!
Finished: New Auction Alert: Gemstone Auction! Drop-Shaped, Untreated, Eye-Clean Fuchsia Pink Sapphire, 0.96 CT