Please read my seller policies before buying.
Beautiful earth mined sapphire.
Nice colour, and clean .

IMPORTANT NOTE: Setting gemstones requires steady hands and good eyesight.... attributes I no longer have. So, I sell this with a rhodium plated silver setting, ready for you to set, or have someone set for you. There are YouTube videos on how to do this.... as long as you have the requirements mentioned re. hands and eyes. You may want to have a gold setting made for this gem, now or in the future.... but the silver setting is an attractive alternative . Personally I see nothing wrong with rhodium coated settings, as they have the appearance of white gold. To me it is the main gemstone that is important, and I sell only earth mined genuine gems.

THIS IS A GENUINE EARTH MINED SAPPHIRE. I can provide a $280 appraisal of retail replacement value if you wish , no charge, using up to date Gemguide , the guide used by most appraisers. My appraisals are conservative, my asking prices based partly on what I had to pay some years ago. If you wish to have an independent master valuer provide a retail replacement appraisal I can arrange for one to appraise for an additional $40 on any item. (Takes about a week, and must be done in person, so needs to be done before shipping.) Most jewelers know diamonds very well, but little or nothing about colored gems. Master valuers are experts in all stones. I have been around colored gems most of my life, but no longer belong to any associations.

Even smaller pictures, while more accurately showing how the gem looks to the naked eye, still show the gem MUCH larger than it is of course.... if you are not sure how big this is , make certain you check on a measure marked in millimeters... the standard for measuring gems.)

Supply and demand rules in true gem buying as in every other human investment.
Each earth mined gem is a unique work of art, unlike the lab produced stones that can be produced in unlimited quantities.
Even worse than the lab produced stones are the glass enhanced ones....almost worthless.
Some people will never understand why people buy an original work of art when they can buy a poster for next to nothing.
Earth mined gems are for those that do. Invest in quality.

Sapphire is the birth stone for those born in September. Corundum, with traces of iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium or magnesium responsible for the color. Sapphires are 9 on the moh's scale, right behind diamond ( moh's10)
Sapphire is said to bring peace and prosperity to those that own it.
Sapphires are not as expensive as the other corundum, Ruby. The most expensive sapphire to my knowledge sold for approx. $17,00,000.00 at auction.