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2-carat unheated Ceylon sapphire ring by Star Lanka Co Ltd
8-carat unheated cushion-cut Sri Lankan royal blue sapphire from Star Lanka Co Ltd
2.77-carat heated Madagascar cornflower blue sapphire from Navneet Gems & Minerals
Australian rough sapphire in light field illumination from Fura Gems
A 14.70-carat Kashmir sapphire ring sold at Christie’s Hong Kong in 2020 for HK$10.32 million (around US$1.32 million)
'The Peacock’ necklace adorned with a Kashmir sapphire of 109.08 carats sold by Christie's Hong Kong in 2018 for HK$116.54 million (around US$15 million) – setting a world auction record for a Kashmir sapphire
Sapphire ring by Lulwa Fine Jewelry
Sapphire earrings by Lulwa Fine Jewelry
Sapphires are among the most desired gems in the world, with the finest stones often categorised as “peacock blue,” a shade of royal blue with a velvety appearance similar to the colour of a peacock’s neck.
Historically, Kashmir has produced highly prized gems due to their rarity, followed by Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Australia and Montana, US, according to Suhail Salahudeen, a gemstone consultant at Thailand-based Star Lanka Co Ltd.
Of these destinations, Madagascar has risen to become a major sapphire source with production in Sri Lanka, owing to the depletion of Kashmir mines and limited mining in Myanmar, shared Anthony Brooke,...
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