Natural Cabochon saphire gemstone

June 06, 2022

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Saphire cabochon gemstone cut method

Cabochon cut method of cutting gemstones with a convex, rounded surface that is polished but unfaceted. Opaque, asteriated, iridescent, opalescent, or chatoyant stones are usually cut en cabochon. The back of a normal cabochon-cut stone is flat, but it may be hollowed to lighten the colour.

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Cabochon saphire, the new trend in jewelry

A big trend in the world of jewellery design, these spectacular gemstones appear in many guises. One of the oldest forms of gem cutting, the technique involves giving a gemstone a curved, dome-like shape before smoothing the surface and polishing it. The bottom of the stones tends to be quite flat, making them ideal for setting into jewellery. The cabochon sapphire is the perfect choice for making jewelry, ring or earings.

Natural blue cabochon saphire gemstone earrings jewelry

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Cabochon saphire the chakra gemstone

While the majority of cabochons have a smooth, curved surface and are round, oval or cushion shaped, there are some interesting varations. Like other beautiful blue gemstones, the saphire stone is connected to the throat chakra and the third eye chakra too. The throat chakra is essential in learning how to communicate our truth and inner selves to the outside world.

Natural blue cabochon saphire gemstone ring jewelry

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Star of India the big cabochon star saphire

Star of India, a large, cabochon-cut, gray-blue star saphire, slightly oval in shape. The polished but unfaceted gem weighs 536 carats and was found in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). It was presented to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, by J.P. Morgan.

Star of India, natural blue cabochon saphire gemstone

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Elizabeth Taylor blue cabochon saphire nackles

The necklace features a massive octagonal pendant festooned with a juicy 65-carat sugarloaf cabochon Burmese sapphire and encrusted all over with diamonds and smaller saphires.

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If that isn’t dazzling enough, the platinum sautoir also comprises hexagonal and rhomboid motifs ornamented with an assortment of brilliant-cut diamonds and calibrated saphires. Its pendant is detachable and can be worn as a brooch. In 2011, the Bulgari sautoir made its way to Christie’s auction block as part of a sale of Taylor’s jewels, and was estimated to fetch between USD 600,000 to USD 800,000. Its eventual selling price? A jaw-dropping USD 5,906,500. with Bulgari placing the winning bid.

Elizabeth Taylor blue cabochon saphire gemstone necklace jewelry

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Today, the necklace is part of the Bulgari Heritage Collection, a treasure trove of some 600 jewels, each with a rich history and intriguing backstory.

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Jewel of Kashmir blue cabochon saphire

This striking emerald-cut cornflower blue saphire weighing 27.68 carats is set with pear-shaped diamonds together weighing approximately 5.70 carats, mounted in 18-karat white gold. It sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2015 for $6,745,688, which is the world auction record price per carat for a sapphire. The accompanying Gübelin Appendix Letter states that this saphire “possesses a rich saturated and homogenous color, combined with a high degree of transparency, and a finely proportioned cut…Such a combination of characteristics are rare in natural Kashmir saphires of this size.” Says specialist Alexander Eblan, “It is a true treasure of nature.”

Jewel of Kashmir, natural blue cabochon saphire gemstone ring jewelry

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Van Cleef & Arpels cabochon Saphire Bracelet

Hailing from an important European family, this bracelet is set with five sugarloaf cabochon saphires from Ceylon weighing a total of approximately 193.73 carats. Joined by articulated segments of square, rectangular, round, and old European-cut diamonds, set in a geometric design, it sold at Sotheby’s New York in 2007 for $3,135,000, three times its low $1 million estimate.