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3.25 Ct. Bluish Green Sapphire from East Africa
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Item ID: | U17570 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 8.91 Width: 9.74 Height: 4.94 |
Weight: | 3.25 Ct. |
Color: help | Bluish Green |
Color intensity: help | Intense |
Clarity: help | Eye Clean |
Shape: help | Heart |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | East Africa |
Per carat price: help | $1,434 |
This heart shaped, bluish green treasure arrives with a presence that announces itself from the moment it is seen, it is C.Dunaigre certified, and it weighs 3.25 carats, its precise proportions measuring 8.91 x 9.74 x 4.94 mm. Offered exclusively through The Natural Sapphire Company, this transparent Greenish Blue gemstone is the kind of offering that is rarely encountered, a refined and arresting example of nature and masterful cutting in concert. The mixed brilliant faceted cutting style has been executed to exacting standards, producing a heart silhouette that reads both romantic and modern, while maintaining the structural symmetry necessary for optimum light performance. Heat treated to enhance its dramatic, intense color intensity, it remains entirely natural in composition, its East Africa origin lending it a lineage of spirited, sought after sapphires. This piece is not one of many, it is a singular opportunity to own a gem whose proportions, color, and certified pedigree place it in the realm of collectors and connoisseurs who understand the value of rarity.
Observe the stone closely and you will appreciate the deliberate artistry of the cut and the exceptional polish that together allow the gem to scintillate with clarity and depth. The mixed brilliant cut disperses light with a lively, complex play of flashes and broad color fields, producing a central heart glow that is inviting and emotionally resonant. Its clarity grade is eye clean evaluated at eye level, meaning that to the unaided eye the field is immaculate, crystalline, and pure, allowing the intense bluish green color to dominate the visual experience. The transparent character of the crystal creates a sense of depth that pulls the gaze inward, revealing layered hues that shift from a luminous aquamarine to a saturated teal depending on angle and light source. The excellent polish enhances every facet junction, so each mirror like surface contributes to the gem s brilliance, and yet the stone retains a natural, organic personality, a reminder that this is a unique material formed over geological time.
What truly elevates this sapphire to an unmistakable signature piece are the unique internal inclusions, subtle and refined, that serve as the gem s personal fingerprint. While the stone is eye clean to the unaided observer, under magnification a constellation of features becomes evident, a delicate choreography of microscopic needles and pinpoints that are characteristic of East African formation. Fine, golden rutile needles lie in graceful, almost radial patterns, catching the light like threads of spun metal and creating faint, comet like trails that lead the eye across the pavilion and into the heart of the gem. Interspersed among these are tiny mineral crystals that catch and return light as scintillating pinpricks, adding an inner star field that contrasts with the stone s broad color planes. There are also faint, wispy fingerprints and narrow growth zoning lines that record the sapphire s history of growth, subtle vestiges of shifting chemistry and evolving conditions during formation. These inclusions do not diminish the gem s beauty, instead they authenticate it, transforming what could be a generic greenish blue into an object of provenance. The patterning is distinctive, it reads like a map of the stone s origin, a signature that links this gem to East Africa, and each inclusion is a small, convincing argument for its individuality.
Owning this C.Dunaigre certified heart shaped bluish green sapphire places you among a select number of collectors who prize authenticity, provenance, and the kind of natural character that cannot be replicated. At The Natural Sapphire Company we offer this gem as a standalone treasure for collectors, and equally as a centerpiece for bespoke jewellery commissions where its emotional silhouette and internal signature can be highlighted with thoughtful design. Because pieces of this caliber are rare, we encourage serious interest, and we provide detailed imagery, certification, and personal consultation to ensure that the setting will honor the stone s natural personality. Whether set in luminous platinum to emphasize its cool, oceanic hues, or warmed by a soft yellow gold mount to bring forward its green undertones, the result will be a one of a kind heirloom. This sapphire carries a certified story, a documented origin, and the intimate inclusion patterns that make it unmistakable, and for those who recognize true rarity, it offers an invitation to claim a piece of the earth s history, crafted by nature, refined by expert hands, entrusted to you by The Natural Sapphire Company.






























