Burmese Vintage Pink Sapphire Ring

Fine cluster ring set with an unheated pink sapphire weighing 1.95ct and accented with diamonds in 20k.

This is a vintage Burmese ring, the mount is handmade before the 1970s.

Following tradition such rings always bear a separation between yellow and white facets in the gold work, even where the yellow gold is not obvious (but more to ‘warm’ the stone-and-wearer).

Burmese corundums are observed for their distinct color spectrum between red and pink.

With relative clarity, this stone is reddish pink, hence regarded as a pink sapphire, though this is better than a hot pink sapphire.

In many angles it is hard to see this is not a ruby.

It is better to love this for its Mogok color, bearing in mind its finicky gemmology.

The main stone is under 2 carats, but the ring has a large presence, a ‘skirt’ cluster built on its double halo.

It is only possible to set a small stone this way because this is an unheated Burmese red-pink stone, its striking color creates a steadfast bull’s eye.

The ring’s face spans 23mm by 20mm.

This ring is suitable to own a Burmese natural ruby in an actual Burmese ring, the prices which soar day by day.

All jewelry photographed feature natural unheated stones of Burmese provenance.