Ceylon pink sapphire may have many pretty shades of pink, tending towards the lighter side and some with tinges of violet and purple. Large sizes are rare, and fine examples truly mark the borderline between pink sapphire and ruby.
This pink sapphire & diamond ring was auctioned at Christies, New York, Rockefeller Plaza. The sapphire set to the circular-cut diamond prongs, gallery and half-hoop, mounted in platinum.
The pink sapphire weighs approximately 17.16 carats, Sri Lanka origin, and there are the lab reports accompanied from the AGTA Gemological Testing Center and the American Gemological Laboratories stating that the pink sapphire is natural and no indications of heating. The auctin
price realized of $338,500.
