2.20 Ct. Yellowish Green Sapphire from Madagascar

From the moment light first found its way into a crystal lattice beneath the ancient soils of Madagascar until it arrives in the setting of a cherished piece, the journey of a gemstone is a story of time, skill, and quiet persistence, and this marquise sapphire carries that lineage forward. Presented by The Natural Sapphire Company, this beautiful transparent 2.20 carat marquise shape yellowish green sapphire measures 12.98 by 5.97 by 3.67 mm, and it has been fashioned with a mixed brilliant cut that marries classical form with modern brilliance. Its clarity grade is slightly included evaluated at eye level, a testament to its natural beginnings, and it displays a light color intensity that speaks of subtlety rather than shout. The polish is excellent, and there has been no enhancement, allowing the stone to tell its story in unaltered truth. The marquise silhouette itself is a design steeped in history, a shape that once graced the courts of Europe and has since become a symbol of refinement and elongating elegance. Worn as a centerpiece or carried as a talisman, this sapphire bridges centuries of taste, echoing the quiet confidence of those who value legacy above trend.

The journey begins in Madagascar where the island has produced sapphires that have long been prized for their variety and character, and where miners still read the land the way their ancestors did, looking for the subtle signs of gem bearing alluvial gravels and primary veins. Artisanal and small scale mines scatter the landscape, and the discovery of rough can transform a community by providing livelihoods and continuity. The rough that became this marquise was extracted with care, its unenhanced nature preserved from the first moment the crystal left the earth. In the rough, it revealed its yellowish green hue, a light and rare tonal family within the corundum species that invites close inspection rather than immediate spectacle. Inclusions were part of that original identity, visible under close examination but unobtrusive at a casual glance, and they serve as a fingerprint of the stone, a record of conditions deep within the earth as pressure and time wrote the crystal into being. The origin of Madagascar imparts a provenance that collectors respect, because it implies not only geographical coordinates but a continuity of place and process that links the wearer to a remote and lively part of the world.

Once selected for its potential, the rough entered the hands of cutters and polishers who acted as custodians rather than alterers of its innate beauty. Choosing the marquise shape was an act of translation, turning a rough crystal into an object with direction and grace, and the mixed brilliant cut was selected to maximize both face up size and internal life. The mixed brilliant approach combines the depth and scintillation of traditional brilliants with facets that open color and minimize apparent inclusions, giving this 2.20 carat gem a lively interplay of light across its 12.98 by 5.97 by 3.67 mm plane. Attention to proportions was essential, because the marquise silhouette yields its elegance only when length to width ratios and pavilion depth are balanced. The cutter left nothing hidden, bringing the polish to an excellent finish so that every facet greets light with clarity and every table presents the stone with dignity. The slightly included clarity grade evaluated at eye level becomes, in this context, a character note, a reminder that this is a natural, unenhanced sapphire. The light color intensity allows the yellowish green tone to sit like a soft page in a book of tradition, readable and enduring, not fleeting or trendy.

By the time this sapphire reached The Natural Sapphire Company it had completed not just a physical journey but a passage through expert hands that honored its origin and shape. At our house we steward such stones with an eye toward legacy, presenting them to clients who seek pieces that will travel through generations, accumulating memories the way the gem accumulated crystalline layers. This marquise sapphire is ready to be set into a ring that elongates the hand, a pendant that rests against the heart, or a bespoke design that marries the classical marquise form with contemporary sensibility. Because there has been no enhancement, the stone invites settings that celebrate transparency and trust, and because the polish is excellent and the cut is a mixed brilliant, the finished jewel will offer lively performance under varied lighting, from the soft glow of evening to the clear light of day. Choosing this yellowish green marquise from Madagascar is an act of joining a lengthy chain of admirers who value provenance, craft, and time tested design. Let The Natural Sapphire Company guide you in imagining how this 2.20 carat treasure will become part of your story, a piece that does more than sparkle, it signifies continuity, taste, and the patient work of nature and human hands combined.