Heavenly Blue

Antique Sapphire and Diamond Brooch, Vienna, c. 1900

€ 8,690.00 ^*

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Antique Sapphire and Diamond Brooch, Vienna, c. 1900

Description

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This brooch presents us with a true jewel in heavenly blue at its center: it is a natural sapphire weighing around seven carats in a beguiling hue: its delicate, pastel blue makes the stone appear almost like a morning sky in August. The quality of the natural sapphire is also reflected in its high transparency and beautiful color. Stones like this are absolute lucky finds and guarantee good value retention. Our specimen, presumably a sapphire from the former British crown colony of Ceylon, gave rise to the production of this piece of jewelry in the years around 1910. A total of 84 diamonds in historical cuts, each of them slightly differently faceted, form a triple border of white light reflections around the magnificent center stone. A delicate band of white enamel and an openwork zone of delicate struts give the piece even greater lightness. The back of the brooch is crafted from high-carat yellow gold, while the diamonds are set in silver. A small hallmark on the pin reveals that the piece of jewelry was created in Vienna. The brooch comes with a detailed certificate from the German Gemstone Appraisal Society in Idar-Oberstein.

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The sapphire is a truly royal stone. It adorns the crowns of European monarchies even more frequently than the ruby: the English state crown sparkles in the light of 18 beautiful stones, and that of the Bohemian King Wenceslas has just as many. And yet it shares many characteristics with the ruby, as mineralogists consider both stones to belong to the corundum group. The most famous sapphires in the world come from Kashmir, where only a few sapphires are mined today. Kashmir sapphires show a powerful cornflower blue and have a so-called "sleepy", slightly milky character. Sapphires from other sources show different shades of blue: stones from Burma, which can also reach the highest qualities, tend more towards an ultramarine. Sapphires from Sri Lanka shine in a lighter, sky-blue tone. Sapphires from both locations tend to show stronger inclusions. However, it should not be forgotten that sapphires cannot only be blue! Like rubies, sapphires belong to the corundum group. As all corundum, with the exception of red ruby, is referred to as sapphire in mineralogy, yellow, green and orange sapphires are also found alongside the blue varieties. These stones, if they are of outstanding quality in terms of color and freedom from inclusions, also fetch high prices in the trade. The pink to orange variety of sapphire is particularly sought-after: these stones originate exclusively from Sri Lanka and are known as padparadscha. Today, however, the color of stones from other regions is often altered through technical treatment and then sold as padparadscha. In popular belief, the sapphire is regarded as the stone of truth, loyalty, wisdom and reason. Accordingly, the Doge of Venice wore such a mild, blue stone set in gold as a sign of his loyalty and marriage to the sea. Queen Elizabeth I of England also believed that her sapphire could protect her against slander and cunning.

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Heavenly Blue

€ 8,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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