2.74 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

A jewel like a small sea captured and held to the light, this transparent 2.74 carat cushion shape blue sapphire measures 9.40 x 6.78 x 4.38 mm, and wears its mixed brilliant cut like a chorus of facets singing in soft unison. At first glance the intense color intensity arrests the breath, a deep Ceylon blue that seems to pull in the sky and return it richer, and at closer look the clarity grade of very very slightly included evaluated at eye level reveals itself only as a gentle whisper, proof of the gem's purity rather than a mark upon it. Excellent polish gives each facet the kind of mirror finish that makes even a small movement feel like an ocean swell, and the heat treated enhancement is a quiet artisan's touch that frees the stone to show its fullest self. Imagined upon a delicate ring, the cushion shape settles on the finger as if it were always meant to live there, its size and proportions balancing presence with intimacy, a private constellation you can carry every day.

In the long, romantic ledger of famous gemstones, this Ceylon sapphire speaks in echoes that are flattering but true, evoking the velvet soul of Kashmir blues, without the demand of their rare provenance, and offering the lively fire of the famed Logan Sapphire in a more modest scale. It shares with the Star of India a history of oceanic mystery, but instead of asterism it answers with crystalline clarity and a modern polish, and while not a crown jewel of empire, its character is heirloom ready, ready to become the center of new stories. What makes this gem uniquely valuable is the exact harmony of qualities, the interplay of transparent brilliance, intense, perfectly balanced blue, and a clarity that reads as honest and wearable, all anchored by its origin in Ceylon Sri Lanka, a land renowned for sapphires of soul and depth. Presented by The Natural Sapphire Company, this cushion sapphire is both a verse and a promise, a stone that remembers ancient courts and promises new beginnings, ready to be set and to keep whatever vow you place beside it.