0.47 Ct. Purple Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

In a land where the air is woven with the faint fragrance of jasmine and the sun dips its rays into shimmering fields of tea, lies the mystical island of Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. It is here that the earth cradles a treasure as rare as a whispered secret, holding within its heart the soul of twilight, a purple sapphire born from time and elements. This exquisite gem, transparent as the first light of dawn kissing the surface of a tranquil lake, measures 4.71 by 4.56 by 2.75 millimeters, a petite but potent reservoir of profound beauty and emotional resonance.

The sapphire's intense purple hue is akin to the dusk-infused skies that stretch across the horizon at that unspoken hour when day meets night. Its brilliance echoes the dance of stars awakening from their celestial slumber, flickering into life one by one. Imagine the violet dusk descended like a velvety cloak over an ancient Ceylonese lagoon, dragons of folklore whispering through the violet mists, casting silver glints upon all reflective surfaces. Just like the sky at twilight cradles dreams, this round-shaped sapphire with a mixed brilliant cut cradles within itself the promise of eternities shared and stories yet to unfold.

With a clarity that holds echoes of gently lapping waves upon the shores of the Indian Ocean, it bears a grade of very slightly included. It whispers of purity unencumbered by the passage of time. Held up to the light, the gem reveals an intimate tapestry, each facet a heartbeat pulsing with celestial grace. Its polish, a testament to the artistry of nature and human hands alike, captures and throws back the light in streams of incandescent rainbows. This delicate entrancing play of colors flutters like the wings of a vibrant, exquisite butterfly drinking of nectar at dusk.

Born from the caress of molten rock beneath the crust of the old, old earth, this purple sapphire heralds from Ceylon, a place steeped in mysticism and beauty, where sapphire reefs of extraordinary quality and history are hidden within verdant curtains of foliage, concealed around bends of a sapphire river. From the veins of this mysterious island, The Natural Sapphire Company lovingly extricates gems that hold the promise of forever, another chapter in the rock's ageless chronicle.

Our sapphire, a talisman clasped in a ring of fine gold, becomes more than an adornment, transforming into a vessel of crystalized longing. Its purple essence recalls everything romantic and eternal, entwined by the tendrils of memory escaped from the pages of a love story embracing both moments spent in exotic realms, under skies lit by heavens multifarious with a kaleidoscope of sanguine dreams. At The Natural Sapphire Company, we recognize more than just the inherent beauty of the stone; we embrace its historical and emotional legacy, untangling strands of its past and offering it to echo into the future as a solitary promise sealed by an exquisite gift, given heart in palm.