0.79 Ct. Yellow Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There are gems that catch the eye and gems that seize the heart, and this delicate heart shaped yellow sapphire offers both in a whisper of light, a radiant secret plucked from Ceylon soil and set free to shimmer. At 0.79 carat, and measuring 4.94 by 5.20 by 3.71 millimeters, this stone occupies a rare and graceful middle ground, large enough to be felt on the skin and small enough to read as intimacy rather than ostentation. Its mixed brilliant cut has been artfully faceted to breathe with life, each pavilion and table a tiny mirror that scatters buttery sunshine across the room. The medium light color intensity gives the gem the tenderness of an early morning glow, a pale golden hush that is far less common than the saturated yellows you see more often, and far more evocative. Where many yellow sapphires of similar weight lean towards heavy, treated tones, this sapphire is a gentle, naturally colored song, transparent and lively, its excellent polish sharpening every play of light into a soft, persistent sparkle.

Under close inspection this heart keeps its composure, clarity graded as very very slightly included when viewed at eye level, a mark of honesty rather than flaw, telling of its natural birth in deep earth rather than of modern alteration. Crucially, this stone is offered with no enhancement, unheated and untouched, a rarity among yellow sapphires where heat treatment is common to strengthen or alter tone. Certified as a yellow sapphire from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, it carries the provenance collectors and romantics prize, a provenance that explains its subtle luminosity and elegant restraint. Compared to other options, this gem’s combination of shape, size, and pure, medium light hue is exceptional. Heart shapes at nearly five millimeters across, cut as mixed brilliants and left in their untouched state, are seldom available, and when they are, they are often either far smaller, more heavily colored, or subject to enhancement. This sapphire is different, a natural rarity that balances presence with poetry, visible enough to declare affection, modest enough to feel like a private promise.

Imagine this heart cradled in a fine bezel, haloed by tiny diamonds that accent its pale gold warmth, or set simply on a slender band so that the stone rests like a sunlit secret above the pulse. In the photographs it is shown gently worn, a luminous punctuation on the finger, its light catching the skin like a benediction. Whether chosen as a token of engagement, a vow renewed, or a gift to mark a private season, this sapphire offers a language of tenderness, subtle and steadfast. At The Natural Sapphire Company we help such moments take shape, offering the gem with full documentation of its origin and treatment status, and the care to set it in metal that enhances rather than overwhelms. For the person who seeks something uncommon in both size and color, a heart that feels like a finding rather than a purchase, this Sri Lankan yellow sapphire stands as an invitation, a small sun shaped into love, waiting to be worn and to gather stories.