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1.35 Ct. Pinkish Purple Sapphire from Tanzania
This loose stone ships by Apr 24
Item ID: | S38822 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 7.36 Width: 5.4 Height: 3.86 |
Weight: | 1.35 Ct. |
Color: help | Pinkish Purple |
Color intensity: help | Vivid |
Clarity: help | Eye Clean |
Shape: help | Oval |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Tanzania |
Per carat price: help | $1,511 |
This oval pinkish purple sapphire, weighing 1.35 carats, is an object of quiet distinction, an heirloom in waiting that speaks to refined taste and effortless prestige. Precisely measured at 7.36 x 5.40 x 3.86 mm, it has been fashioned in a mixed brilliant cut to maximize both fire and depth, marrying modern brilliance with classic proportions. The vivid color intensity draws the eye, a resonant pink fused with regal purple that shifts with the light, rewarding every movement with a new nuance. An excellent polish ensures each facet sings with brilliance, while the gem remains transparent and luminous, a rare expression of color and clarity that makes a powerful statement on a wrist or at the heart of a bespoke ring.
Under close scrutiny, and as is the natural truth of every earth born treasure, this sapphire carries the subtle fingerprints of its geological journey. Although graded eye clean at typical viewing distance, microscopic inclusions are present and are best read as the gemologist reads a signature. Fine silk like growth needles, delicate twinning lines, and tiny healed fissures sometimes appear only under magnification, and these features confirm origin and authenticity. These internal markers do not detract, they enrich, they become identifiers unique to this particular stone, a private atlas of pressure, heat, and time that no synthetic counterpart can truly replicate. In this way the sapphire’s inclusions are not imperfections, they are character, proof that this is a singular creation of nature.
The heat treatment applied to this sapphire is a standard enhancement that refines and stabilizes its pleasing hue, a responsible and widely accepted practice in fine colored gemstones. Heat enhances the stone’s vivid saturation and opens its optical depth, while preserving clarity and durability, making the gem ready for daily wear. Originating from Tanzania, this sapphire carries the mineral signature of East African terrain, a provenance that adds narrative to its rarity. The Natural Sapphire Company sources responsibly, and this gem arrives with the assurance of origin and the meticulous evaluation that discerning collectors expect. For the connoisseur who values transparency as much as beauty, the combination of Tanzanian origin, professional enhancement, and rigorous grading represents a considered purchase, one that blends emotion with informed stewardship.
Set as a solitaire, cradled in a halo, or framed within a three stone composition, this 1.35 carat oval becomes an emblem of achievement and refinement. The mixed brilliant cut creates scintillation across the crown, while the pavilion facets return depth and intense color to the eye, making the sapphire a focal point in any composition. Its modest dimensions make it versatile, equally suited to a delicate everyday piece as to a statement creation for special occasions. Each setting choice will reveal different aspects of the stone’s personality, from the soft pink undertones that emerge in warm light, to the deeper purple facets that lend an aura of mystery in evening settings. Owning this gem is an assertion of taste, a private indulgence that communicates elegance without ostentation.
Presented by The Natural Sapphire Company, this pinkish purple sapphire is more than a gem, it is a personal legacy. It invites the owner to participate in its story, to commission a setting that honors both its natural signatures and its sophisticated poise. For those seeking a stone that is both rare and wearable, that combines eye clean clarity with microscopic identifiers of origin, and that displays vivid, alluring color in a refined mixed brilliant oval, this sapphire is a consummate choice. It stands as a testament to refined discernment, an acquisition that confers distinction, and a jewel that will be treasured by generation after generation.































