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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

I just can't believe that Sotheby's would have taken that position, unless their gemologists had examined the stone and advised them that there is no ...

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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

Surprisingly Sotheby's HK, Geneva and New York offices think they don't have a market for such a stone!!

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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

A Ceylon sapphire ring designed by Graff, bearing Lot No. 596 and titled "Impressive Sapphire And Diamond Ring by Graff" appeared at Sotheby's Geneva ...

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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

The best option to dispose of this enormous blue star sapphire of Ceylon origin weighing 510 carats, is to entrust the gem to one of the leading aucti...

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Hill's Kashmir Sapphire

Like the Richelieu Sapphires, another pair of Kashmir sapphire and diamond ear pendants, described as "A Pair Of Impressive Sapphire And Diamond Ear P...

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

The image under daylight of ICA's Sri Lanka catseye alexandrite in incandescent light, is unfortunately not available for comparison. However, two ima...

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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

Apologies for the delayed response, am not getting email notification for the reply/posts, hence missed this reply. I can share the Gubelin certifica...

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

Wonder if an image of the same catseye alexandrite under daylight is also available for comparison. The two images placed side by side would indeed be...

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

Wow ! The image of the Ceylon catseye alexandrite is indeed very stunning. I never knew that catseye alexandrites can be so stunningly beautiful. Than...

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

An image of an exceptional Sri Lanka alexandrite in incandescent light, taken by International Colored stone Association photographer Bart Curren, app...

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

Thanks Mike for your update, and Joan for your sharp observation and gemlite for your subsequent confirmation. It's indeed puzzling how the central 5....

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Significant Ceylon/Sri Lanka Blue Sapphires that appeared at public auctions

The blue star sapphire weighing 510 carats of Sri Lankan origin, whose existence arihantsourcing has revealed, if true, is among the largest Sri Lanka...

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

You are dead right Joan ! Thanks for your sharp observation, which calls for an explanation.

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An Alexandrite of Russian origin sets world auction record for an Alexandrite at Christie's Geneva May 14,2014 Magnificent Jewels sale

The images of the two catseye alexandrites highlighted by Mike are indeed very stunning. The purple color of the 5.40-carat catseye alexandrite shows ...

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