1.42 Ct. Violet Star Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a hush to this gem, a quiet that feels like the first soft breath of evening, a translucent 1.42 carat oval shape violet star sapphire that seems to keep the memory of dusk in its heart. The exacting proportions live in a delicate balance, seven point zero zero by six point two two by three point one four millimeters, a gentle oval that sits like a whispered promise. Born in Ceylon Sri Lanka, this star sapphire carries the island light that has long been whispered about by sailors and lovers, a provenance that adds a story to its body. Its light color intensity leans toward the tender, a pale violet that suggests the blush of dawn before the sun fully wakes. The gem is natural and untreated, no enhancement, a truth that you can feel when you lift it to the light, and an excellent polish makes its surface as smooth and inviting as river glass worn by time.

The cabochon cut gives the stone its poetic arc, a soft dome that holds a living star within, and yet there is an underlying geometry to the way it was shaped. The cutter has carved a silhouette that reads like a map of light, a geometric faceting translated into a curving plane, and this choreography of form allows maximum light play. When you turn the gem, there is a disciplined symmetry to the way the asterism translates across the dome, a star that can appear and vanish like a memory depending on the angle of gaze. The clarity is very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, inclusions that act less like flaws and more like constellations, the very veins that make the six rayed star articulate and alive. The excellent polish sings under fingertips, the surface reflecting a soft sheen that frames the star like a halo.

Think of geometry as a quiet architect here, not in the rigid sense of sharp planes that flash and scatter, but as a careful design of curves and edges that work together to catch and guide light. The cabochon dome is like a rounded stage, each subtle arc functioning as a facet in spirit, and the internal silk of rutile needles aligns to create asterism when met by a beam of light. This alignment is the jewel maker’s secret, a precise orientation that allows maximum light play, allowing the star to glide across the surface as if it were painted by a light hand. The gem’s measurements are small enough to sit intimately against the skin, seven point zero zero by six point two two by three point one four millimeters, and yet within that modest volume the geometry performs grandly. Its 1.42 carat weight gives it presence without demand, inviting the beholder into a close conversation, where every tilt reveals a different poem of light and shadow.

To hold this violet star sapphire is to hold a weather in miniature, a night sky folded into the shape of an oval, and to make it yours is to anchor a fragment of Ceylon light to a life story. The Natural Sapphire Company presents it not only as a jewel but as an heirloom in waiting, a natural and untreated treasure that is honest about its very slightly included clarity, proud of its excellent polish, and luminous in its light color intensity. Imagine this sapphire set where it can be seen often, where the star will dance over dinner tables and whispered promises, where the geometric sympathy of its cut will catch the lamp glow and send it back as something softer, something intimate. The provenance and the purity of this piece ask for a ceremony of ownership, a quiet moment when you place it against your heart and feel the island night answering in a single, steadfast star.