Vintage 14k Gold Blue Sapphire Red Ruby Natural White Diamond Ring Signed LCI

  

VINTAGE 14K GOLD BLUE SAPPHIRE RED RUBY NATURAL WHITE DIAMOND RING SIGNED LCI PERFECT SIZE 8 2.23 GRAMS EMERALD CUT SAPPHIRE CENTER 5.5 MM'S LONG X 4.2 MM'S W 6 NATURAL GENUINE ROUND DIAMONDS 12 RED RUBY GEMSTONES. Blue is indeed the best-known and the most valuable of sapphire colors.

The prized Kashmir and Burmese sapphires have a deep blue that is described as both intense and velvety. These sapphires are not often seen on the market today. Sri Lankan and Madagascar sapphires are the most common today, with a wide range of colors from light blue to dark blue.

With blue sapphire, the intensity of blue is the most important factor. For example, a huge sapphire with a washed-out, weak blue color is much less valuable than a much smaller stone of excellent color.

An intense, rich pure cornflower blue that is not too dark or too'inky' is the most desirable colour. Overall, sapphires that are too dark or too light in color are less valuable, but light-blue sapphires often have greater brilliance that is rarely found in darker blue stones.

Colorless sapphires are actually quite rare, since most stones will exhibit some faint hints of color. In the gem trade, when referring to sapphire, blue sapphire is the official designation; all other colors, including pink, green, orange, purple and white sapphire, are referred to as'fancy sapphire'. Folklore, Legend, and Healing Properties. Its powers include spiritual enlightenment and inner peace. Sapphire is believed to offer healing properties for rheumatism, colic, and mental illness. It is also considered an antidepressant and an aid to psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance and astral projection. For more than two thousand years, cultures throughout the world have highly desired rubies for their brilliance and their vibrant, intense red color. This fiery redhead of gems, however, is valued for more than just its stunning beauty. Over the ages, folklore has credited the exquisite ruby with many mystical powers. Here are 16 facts about rubies and their folklore that might surprise you! In gemology, only four gems qualify for the elite category of Precious Gems. These are the diamond, sapphire, emerald, and the ruby. Color Ruby can command the highest prices of any colored gemstone. For better-quality material, slight differences in color can make significant differences in value. For top-color ruby thats also free of eye-visible inclusions, the price rises even more. Rubies are graded first by their intense color and then by the brilliance and liveliness (sparkle).

The most prized colors for the ruby range from medium-red to dark-red with orange tones to purplish-red. The most exceptional ruby color is called pigeons blood. A pigeons blood ruby has exceptional brilliance, transparency, and is an intense, fiery shade of red, with a subtle hint of blue or purple. The item "VINTAGE 14K GOLD BLUE SAPPHIRE RED RUBY NATURAL WHITE DIAMOND RING SIGNED LCI" is in sale since Sunday, April 08, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Fine Jewelry\Fine Rings\Gemstone".

The seller is "4744366" and is located in Andover, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Main Stone Color: Blue Red & white
• Main Stone Creation: Natural
• Brand: LCI
• Style: With Diamonds & Gemstones
• Secondary Stone: Sapphire
• Main Stone: Sapphire
• Metal: Yellow Gold
• Main Stone Treatment: Not Enhanced
• Ring Size: 8
• Metal Purity: 14k
• Main Stone Shape: emerald cut sapphire