1.56 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a moment when the sea and the sky agree to be one, and this cushion of Ceylon blue captures that hush, like twilight folded into glass. This 1.56 carat sapphire breathes with a vivid color intensity that seems to hold the memory of monsoon skies, every facet a pool of deep, luminous blue. The mixed brilliant cut scatters light with a lively heart, the excellent polish lending a satiny finish that invites fingertips and glances to linger. In the quiet of an evening, set beneath soft lamplight, the stone will look like a private horizon, compact and perfect at 6.62 by 6.06 by 4.31 mm, transparent and clear, with a clarity graded as very very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, proof of nature s subtle signature rather than a mark against its beauty. Heat treated to enhance its tone, and born of Sri Lanka s fabled mines, this sapphire carries both story and strength, ready to be shaped into the heirloom your heart imagines.

Imagine it held aloft in a simple solitaire, the cushion shape cradled in slender prongs that allow the midnight blue to bloom on all sides, a single star at the center of a promise. Picture the same gem surrounded by a halo of brilliant diamonds, each small light intensifying the center s color until it reads as velvet and fire, the mixed brilliant cut answering every sparkle with a reply of its own. See it set low and secure in a bezel for everyday grace, the metal framing the gem like a window on a secret sea, or mounted in a three stone composition where two diamonds or sapphires flank the cushion to tell the story of past, present, and future. The stone s compact dimensions make it splendid for a ring, yet equally enchanting as a pendant that swings close to the heart, or paired as the central accents in a bespoke stud, or woven into a delicate cluster for earrings that catch the light with every movement.

For lovers of vintage romance, imagine filigree and milgrain embracing this sapphire, the metalwork like lace drawn up to meet the gem, a piece that feels like a letter rescued from a trunk, warm with age and affection. For those who prefer modern poetry, consider a tension setting that floats the cushion between mirrors of metal, or an east west mount that turns the familiar into the unexpected, a bold orientation for someone whose love delights in surprise. Choose a warm yellow gold to deepen the blue into royal contrast, or rose gold to add a blush of romance, or classic platinum or white gold to heighten the cool, celestial tone. The Natural Sapphire Company will guide you through prong styles, shoulder treatments, and profile choices, helping you decide if you desire pavé shoulders to add scattered brilliance, a cathedral setting to elevate the gem like a small temple, or custom engraving hidden within the band as a private verse.

When you hold this Ceylon sapphire in your hand, you are holding a fragment of geography and time, heat treated to reveal its truest voice, polished to a shine that will answer light with song. At The Natural Sapphire Company we delight in turning such a stone into something made to be worn and treasured, a piece that will gather stories as it ages. Our artisans can set this cushion in an engagement ring that announces forever, in an everyday ring that celebrates self love, in a pair of earrings that frame laughter, or in a pendant that rests near the throat like a whispered promise. Every setting becomes a new language for the same deep blue, and with thoughtful metal choices, setting styles, and design details we will create a jewel that feels at once timeless and utterly yours. Contact us to begin the journey, to discuss exact setting options, to see sketches and metal samples, and to commission a piece that will keep that Ceylon night sky with you, always.