Australian Blue Sapphire - Skin Polish - 5.99ct

A rich royal blue hued natural Australian sapphire finished with an exceptional skin polish. Skin polishing is an old technique not much seen these days. In essence the idea is to keep true to the original shape of the rough stone and to smooth and polish the surface, ie. the skin. It’s not often done with sapphire due to the physical hardness of sapphire, it is a very time consuming exercise in patience. But when it is done to a fine piece of sapphire, the results can be elegantly striking and beautiful. I have carved this sapphire such that it can be set in a piece of jewellery. It would make a very unique ring stone.

In this sapphire you can see the natural blue striations within. I like to think of them as what growth rings are in a tree. They are indicative of the six-sided hexagonal crystalline structure of the sapphire crystal.

• #2225

• Blue Sapphire

• Rubyvale, Qld, Australia

• Skin Polish

• Untreated

• Eye Clean

• 5.99 Carats

• 14.20x10.62x3.43mm