2.19 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Orangish Yellow Sapphire Pair from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This pair of Ceylon sapphires presents a precise and measured offering for discerning buyers, each stone exhibiting transparent clarity and vibrant hue. The left gem is 1.08 carats, with dimensions 6.13 x 5.08 x 3.98 millimeters, and the right gem is 1.11 carats, with dimensions 6.13 x 5.04 x 3.97 millimeters. Both are radiant shape sapphires, finished to an excellent polish, and graded as eye clean when evaluated at eye level. The hue is described as orangish yellow with intense color intensity, and both stones have been subject to beryllium diffusion to enhance and stabilize the warm yellow to orange shift. Origin is Ceylon, Sri Lanka, a provenance noted for producing material with lively saturation and favorable crystal quality. These specification points are critical for technical buyers, as the weight parity, identical width, sub 0.04 millimeter variance in length, and 0.01 millimeter variance in depth establish the mechanical basis for pairing in matched jewelry, and they are disclosed and certified attributes provided by The Natural Sapphire Company.

From a faceting and optical engineering perspective, the radiant cut chosen for these stones balances brilliance and color presentation through a hybrid facet architecture. The radiant cut employs a brilliant style crown with multiple star and kite facets to maximize light return through the table, coupled with trimmed corners and a pavilion arrangement that controls internal reflection pathways to enhance scintillation without overwhelming the body color. The cutter's objective here was to preserve a relatively generous table area to allow the intense orangish yellow hue to read consistently across viewing angles, while configuring pavilion facet angles and junctions to avoid dark windows or color zoning. The excellent polish ensures minimal surface diffusion of light, so facet junctions remain crisp and face up contrast is preserved. Eye clean clarity at viewing distance means the facet pattern is uninterrupted by visible inclusions, allowing the full interplay of brilliance and hue saturation to be appreciated. Beryllium diffusion has been applied to modulate trace element distribution and intensify the yellow to orange hue, and this enhancement was controlled and finalized prior to cutting to enable the lapidary to match tone and saturation across the pair in the rough stage.

The craftsmanship behind matching this pair demonstrates meticulous selection and finishing processes, and the result is a pair engineered for symmetry of optical performance and ease of setting. Matching began with rough selection from Ceylon material showing homogeneous feldspar and rutile distributions suitable for diffusion treatment, then proceeded through calibrated diffusion runs to achieve the targeted orangish yellow tone. Stones were sorted by preliminary weight and crystal orientation, and cutting templates were executed to maintain identical widths and nearly identical proportions, with final polishing carried out under magnification to harmonize facet alignment and luster. The near identical measurements guarantee minimal variation in light return when mounted as earrings or as a paired design element, and the small 0.03 carat weight difference falls well within conventional matching tolerances for fine pairs. For mounting, warm metals such as 18 karat yellow gold or rose gold complement the orange leaning saturation, and settings that allow a controlled amount of under-gallery light will support consistent face up color without washing. Prong settings that expose the pavilion will maximize brilliance, while closed settings or bezels will emphasize depth of tone. The Natural Sapphire Company provides full disclosure of the beryllium diffusion enhancement and Sri Lankan origin, and quality control documentation is available to verify measurements, clarity assessments, and polish grading, ensuring technical buyers can evaluate these stones against their design and conservation criteria.