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A Star Sapphire and Sapphire Ring
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 120,000€8,900 - 13,300$10,000 - 15,000
Lot Details
One cabochon star sapphire, approximately 30.00 caratsDecorated by calibré-cut sapphiresPlatinum(Star Sapphire)
<em>GIA report, numbered 6305430648, dated 10 September 2018, Burma (Myanmar), no indications of heating.</em>
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Catalogue Essay
A sapphire displays asterism, a six-rayed star, when there are tiny needle-like rutile inclusions growing in three orderly directions intersecting each other. Yet it is very difficult to have just the right amount of rutile needles present to create a distinct star effect and at the same time not too many that it would affect the stone’s visual transparency. This present is an excellent example of a gem-quality star sapphire that originates from Burma.