The answer is in auction. As we know how hard it is to find a Kashmir blue sapphire in a size over 5 carats and of course, no treatment. Asking dealers in gem shows is no guarantee to have a chance to own it. Except you have a big pocket.
Kashmir Sapphire is not available in the market doesn't mean the supplies are gone. But the war in Kashmir region prevents the production and absolutely the supplies are few.
My envy is for the collector who won this Christie’s auction. The Kashmir sapphire weighing 7.29 carats mounted within a pave-set yellow diamond curved partial-surround to the similarly set gallery and hoop.
