Natural Padparadscha Sapphire Ring

Fine statement ring set with an unheated 2.57ct padparadscha sapphire and accented with diamonds weighing 2ctw in 22k.

The natural sapphire is orangey pink, its light tone has a medium saturation.

This sapphire comes from the Pakistan-Kashmir mine, the region where Kashmir sapphires were found; fine specimens are rare.

The tone is silky indoors, and icy outdoors, this icy lightness reveals the fiery beauty of light hues.

This is a statement ring crafted to an old world standard, through using traditional jewelry-making techniques.

The ring mount is sculpted, not cast.

Its gold work is carved bit by bit until a contour is reached to qualify as an ‘heirloom’ jewel.

For few old world rings have padparadschas as the main stone.

The double halo runs small to big, possible only with a centre stone that is small.

An ode to Victorian heirloom rings, the ring’s splendour is its way of building a halo to the effect of a cluster.

This is distinct from halo for halo’s sake: the diamonds follow both a radial symmetry, and a more-stone-than-gold reveal.

The above falls down to Heirloom techniques. Craftsmanship is the below.

Its mastery of gold work: extremely intricate through very delicate prong work – the prongs are actually beautiful.

The carriage of the ring is sculptural and stunning, hence the ring sits tall but flushed at the same time.

This is a timeless jewel with a sought-after stone, we built it to keep alive a slowly disappearing artistry.

It is not possible to build these heirloom style rings in CAD; the precise proportions can only be achieved at the bench.

Few in the world will build a complex ring in this way today, just to make one available for sale serendipitously.

Anglo Indian or Edwardian, this ring is part of a series of double halo rings handmade in the way of heirloom techniques.

This one is called ‘Lotus’; the other two rings are ‘Nightingale’ and ‘Peacock’.

When you put this ring on, its intention becomes clear.

The ring’s cluster spans 20mm by 18mm.

Lotus Report 3496-6034.