3.83 Ct. Purplish Pink Sapphire from Thailand

This GIA certified, transparent purplish pink sapphire weighs 3.83 carats, and measures 10.27 by 8.10 by 5.13 millimeters, presenting as a classic oval with a mixed brilliant faceting scheme. The mixed brilliant cut combines a brilliant style crown with a pavilion that incorporates both brilliant and step facets, yielding balanced scintillation and strong color saturation face up. The measured depth is 5.13 millimeters, which corresponds to approximately 55.9 percent of the average girdle diameter, a proportion that supports deep color return while avoiding pronounced windowing. Clarity is graded as included when evaluated at eye level, yet the stone remains visually transparent and displays excellent polish and good symmetry, attributes that maximize light return and contribute to a lively, crisp facet pattern. This gemstone is unenhanced, originating from Thailand, and the accompanying GIA report confirms natural origin and treatment status, providing the provenance and laboratory verification that discerning buyers seek. The Natural Sapphire Company presents this stone with full documentation, enabling confident design and resale decisions.

Color evaluation for this purplish pink sapphire emphasizes vivid intensity, with a dominant pink hue interlaced with cooler purple modifiers that become apparent at oblique viewing angles. The mixed brilliant faceting strategy was executed to retain high saturation, concentrating color towards the table while the pavilion geometry controls light leakage. Pleochroic behavior common to corundum can manifest here as subtle shifts between stronger pink and more purplish tones as the stone is rotated, and the cutter oriented the table to favor the most attractive face up hue. The vivid intensity grade indicates strong saturation and a medium to medium deep tone, qualities that preserve brilliance without appearing overly dark. Excellent polish ensures that facet junctions are sharp and smooth, reducing diffusion and enhancing the contrast between light and dark facet facets, which in turn amplifies both scintillation and the perception of depth. Because this sapphire is free of heat or other enhancements, the color channels present are wholly natural, and the interaction of hue, saturation, and tone can be relied upon in finished jewelry.

When set in jewelry, this purplish pink sapphire offers versatile color interplay with a wide range of skin tones and metal choices, and The Natural Sapphire Company recommends considered pairing to optimize visual impact. On fair skin with cool undertones, white metal settings such as platinum or white gold will emphasize the purple component and produce a refined, contemporary appearance, while the vivid saturation will maintain strong presence without overpowering delicate complexions. For warm or olive skin tones, yellow gold will introduce a complementary warmth that intensifies the pink aspect, creating a rich, vibrant contrast that reads as more coral pink in direct light. Rose gold will harmonize with the stone to amplify pink saturation, delivering a tonal continuity that is particularly flattering on medium and warm complexions. For deeper skin tones, the vivid purplish pink will read as highly saturated and luminous, and an open, well proportioned prong setting is advisable to allow maximum light ingress and reveal the stone full face up brilliance. Setting style also affects perceived color and clarity. A halo of small white diamonds can enhance perceived brightness and make inclusions less noticeable by contrast, while a bezel or closed back setting can protect surface integrity and obscure areas of inclusions if they are near the girdle, albeit with some reduction in apparent brilliance. Because the stone is included at an eye level grade, careful orientation by an experienced jeweler from The Natural Sapphire Company will position inclusions to minimize visibility and to exploit the mixed brilliant cut geometry, preserving both sparkle and vivid color in the finished piece.