2.51 Ct. Padparadscha Sapphire from Madagascar

This padparadscha sapphire weighs 2.51 carats, and is a pear shape measuring 12.24 by 6.80 by 4.10 millimeters. The stone is transparent, and displays a pinkish orange padparadscha hue with medium intense color intensity. Cut as a mixed brilliant with a polished finish, the gem exhibits an excellent polish that enhances surface brilliance and facet crispness. The length to width ratio is 1.80, providing an elegant pear profile, and the measured depth equates to approximately 43 percent of the average face diameter, offering balanced proportions between face up presence and light return. Origin is Madagascar, enhancement is heat treated, and the gem is C.Dunaigre certified, assuring independent verification of the stated attributes. This description is provided by The Natural Sapphire Company.

The padparadscha designation describes a delicate and rare balance of pink and orange tones, suggestive of a lotus blossom, and the medium intense saturation present in this stone provides both color presence and versatility for a range of mounting styles. The mixed brilliant cutting style combines a brilliant facet arrangement on the crown with a modified pavilion, a configuration chosen to maximize scintillation while preserving weight and color depth in a longer pear outline. In practice this means the stone returns lively flashes when viewed face up, while the color reads evenly under both daylight and warm indoor lighting, allowing both pink and orange components to be perceived depending on viewing conditions. The excellent polish ensures minimal surface disturbance to light flow, and the overall transparency allows the subtle interplay of hue and facet reflections to be appreciated without obstruction.

The clarity grade is very very slightly included as evaluated at eye level, indicating that the stone is effectively eye clean, with only minute internal features detectable under careful observation or magnification. These internal characteristics are natural identifiers, and they contribute to the stone character in ways that are both practical and aesthetic. Under magnification, natural sapphires commonly show microscopic crystals, fine silk like inclusions, or subtle growth zoning, and similar features in this stone serve as a unique fingerprint that links the gem to its natural formation and origin. Such inclusions do not materially detract from the gem face up performance, instead they provide a record of the conditions under which the crystal grew, aiding gemological assessment and supporting provenance claims. Heat treatment in this instance is a stable and widely accepted practice for padparadscha sapphires, used to refine color and clarity while maintaining natural origin, and the C.Dunaigre certification accompanying this gem documents the treatment status, origin, and measured properties. The Natural Sapphire Company provides this technical profile to support informed selection and appraisal, and to document the inherent individuality of this 2.51 carat padparadscha sapphire.