1.49 Ct. Purple Sapphire from Tanzania

Imagine a small moon caught in a lavender dawn, a single oval of purple light that rests warm and weighty between fingertips, this is a transparent 1.49 carat purple sapphire from Tanzania that seems to hold a secret dawn within its heart, measuring 7.38 x 6.08 x 3.74 mm. Cut in a mixed brilliant style, its facets are like tiny mirrors and windows, each plane polished to excellence so that every turn of the hand releases a soft parade of flashes and a steady, glowing core of color. The intensity of its purple is vivid rather than shy, a clear, passionate hue that reads as regal and playful at once, and its clarity, very slightly included when viewed at eye level, allows light to dance unimpeded while keeping the gem unmistakably natural and alive. This sapphire is untouched by enhancement, a pure offering from the Tanzanian earth, carried to you with the care and integrity you expect from The Natural Sapphire Company, a jewel ready to be set into a ring that will speak in whispers and in exclamations of beauty.

When you compare this purple sapphire to others in its family, its reflective nature stands apart for warmth and lively brilliance, the mixed brilliant cut coaxing out a balance of scintillation and broad flashes that many faceting styles miss. Against a traditional step cut sapphire, which emphasizes depth of color and a hall of mirrors effect, this gem offers more playful sparkle and a livelier surface fire, though less of the deep, windowed look. Compared to blue sapphires of similar size, this stone shows a different character, more overtly luminous and rosy in tone, with reflections that carry a sweeter, more romantic vibration. Against spinel and certain violet tourmalines, which can be equally transparent, the sapphire displays a firmer, more saturated reflection because of its higher refractive index, giving each facet edge a cleaner, crisper flash. It will not show diamond like dispersion, yet its polish and cut produce a scintillation that feels more satin than sparkling, more moonlit than starlit, a reflection that invites touch and gaze. Allow The Natural Sapphire Company to guide you in transforming this 1.49 carat Tanzanian treasure into a piece that will keep returning light to you for a lifetime.