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A little Pharaoh's eye sapphire from Rubyvale in a round brilliant, 0.7 carat. Interesting things, the core of the sapphire crystal is one colour (usually yellow) while the surrounding stone is a different colour, in this case a deep blue.
The rough stone was well-shaped to allow me to place the "eye" exactly in the culet and the effect is that of a bright silver star (it's actually light yellow but looks silver) floating right in the middle of the stone. Because it's at the junction of the 8 main facets, the star not only looks like a real star in a night sky, it actually "twinkles" as the stone is moved and rotated. Stone is very deep blue but does show flashes of colour as it moves in addition to the star which is the standout feature.
Asking $120
The rough stone was well-shaped to allow me to place the "eye" exactly in the culet and the effect is that of a bright silver star (it's actually light yellow but looks silver) floating right in the middle of the stone. Because it's at the junction of the 8 main facets, the star not only looks like a real star in a night sky, it actually "twinkles" as the stone is moved and rotated. Stone is very deep blue but does show flashes of colour as it moves in addition to the star which is the standout feature.
Asking $120
