FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER & COINS 26th March 2025 at 12pm

Due to its relative hardness, a 9 on the Mohs hardness scale, it has long been enjoyed enjoyed as an engagement ring. Arguably one of the most famous sapphire engagement rings was the 12 carat sapphire and diamond cluster ring given to Lady Diana by the then Prince Charles. His son, PrinceWilliam also proposed with the same ring to Kate Middleton in 2010. Sapphires from Burma, (Myanmar) are of good colour but sometimes rather dark. Inclusions may be long needles of rutile, convoluted feathers, silk, hexagonal colour zoning present in some stones. One of the highest results at auction was an un-mounted Burmese Sapphire weighing 114.739 carats sold in Sotheby’s for $7.2M 2013. Both heat treatment and diffusion treatment are common in sapphires so to find a sapphire of this size and no indications of heat treatment makes it a very special stone and investment quality. As a gemmologist, I love inclusions found in all gemstones, some of my favourite are found in sapphire.They make a gemmologists job easier as they can assist to indicate whether a stone has been treated or not. Flanked by two baguette cut diamonds either side, the setting is simple accentuating the Burmese sapphire. Weighing 36.83ct, it is an exceptional stone with good overall colour saturation and a very attractive ‘cornflower blue’ hue. 7 Lot 316: AN EXCEPTIONAL ART DECO BURMESE SAPPHIRE RING, the cushion cut stone to diamond shoulders, mounted in platinum.Together with a GRS Cer t stating the stone to be: 36.83 ct, Burma, no heat, size I €56,000 - €59,000 Natasha Bernon FGA LIVE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER & COINS • WEDNESDAY, 26th MARCH 2025 AT 12PM