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AN UNMOUNTED CUSHION-CUT YELLOW SAPPHIRE
Weighing approximately 144.14 carats
With report 0126721 dated 30 November 2006 from The Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain stating that the yellow sapphire is natural. No evidence of heat, treatment was observed
Weighing approximately 144.14 carats
With report 0126721 dated 30 November 2006 from The Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain stating that the yellow sapphire is natural. No evidence of heat, treatment was observed
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Tellingly named the "Jewel Box of the Indian Ocean," Sri Lanka has yielded many fine sapphires. Though typically associated with varieties of blue, sapphires come in a range of colors. Illustrating the yellow variant is lot 120, the cushion-cut yellow sapphire weighing approximately 144.14 carats, whose lively and vivid color and immense size are highly sought after by both gem dealers and collectors.