2.01 Ct. White Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This 2.01 carat cushion shape white sapphire from Ceylon offered by The Natural Sapphire Company presents a carefully considered combination of proportions and finishing that emphasizes optical performance, stability, and gemological integrity. The table silhouette spans 7.75 by 7.49 millimeters with a depth of 4.17 millimeters, yielding an approximate depth percentage of 54.7 percent, a proportion that balances face up size with controlled pavilion volume for effective light return. The cutter employed a mixed brilliant schema, combining a brilliant facet array on the crown with a complementary pavilion arrangement that controls internal reflection and dispersion, producing a lively, yet neutral, face up appearance in this colorless stone. Clarity is graded as very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, a level that preserves transparency and full window free viewing for most practical mountings. The piece is heat treated to stabilize color and improve the visual purity, and it carries an excellent polish across all facet junctions which enhances scintillation and permits clean facet transitions under magnification.

The internal inclusion ensemble is an unmistakable signature element of this sapphire, and it is what gives the stone its character and provenance cues, while remaining consistent with commercial durability and wearability. A network of fine, oriented silk needles is present in low density, arranged in short fiber clusters and intersecting growth planes, and these silk filaments scatter light at low angles which softens the contrast between facets in certain lighting geometries. Interspersed among the silk are isolated negative crystal cavities and minute mineral crystal inclusions that produce localized extinction zones, small dark angular points that act as contrast anchors when the gem is tilted. Several healed feather structures are visible under 10 power magnification, their feathered margins and internal fluid signatures producing subtle internal reflections that are stable and unlikely to propagate under normal wear. Together the silk, negative crystals, and healed feathers form a reproducible inclusion fingerprint that is characteristic of Sri Lankan corundum, and they contribute to an identifiable internal topology without materially affecting toughness or eye clean presentation at normal viewing distances.

From a lapidary and setting perspective the stone demonstrates thoughtful craftsmanship that maximizes the intrinsic qualities of Ceylon sapphire material. The cushion outline retains slightly softened corners which reduce the appearance of pavilion windowing while preserving a classic aesthetic for both modern and vintage inspired settings. The mixed brilliant design on the crown creates a lively pattern of small star and kite facets that interact with the pavilion facet architecture to generate even scintillation across the table, while the excellent polish ensures crisp facet junctions that produce sharp return flashes under spot lighting. Given the very slightly included clarity and the colorless intensity, this sapphire is exceptionally versatile for any mounting metal, and it performs well in solitaire rings where face up brightness is critical, as a central stone in halo designs where the clean white body color enhances surrounding accent gems, or as a technical statement stone in bespoke settings where the inclusion signature can be showcased under a low crown or open gallery. The Natural Sapphire Company supports the stone with full documentation of origin, treatment, and gemological observations, and we recommend standard sapphire care practices, including periodic inspection of the setting, avoidance of prolonged exposure to harsh chemicals, and professional cleaning to retain the excellent polish. If you prefer, we can provide additional gemological imagery and facet map analysis to assist in final design and certification, and our team can advise on bezel, prong, or tension settings that will best complement the stone while preserving its unmistakable internal character.