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This impressive rough crystal shows that unique, hard-to-find color nuance that connoisseurs immediately associate with the legendary Padparadscha – a fascinating play of rosy, purplish, and warmly glowing orange tones that shine intensely when transmitted through light. The surface preserves the original crystal structure with fine growth features, rough patches, and natural inclusions that emphasize the piece’s authenticity and mineral history. Inside, when illuminated, vibrant color zones reveal themselves, ranging from deep pink to glowing orange, giving the crystal its almost magical radiance. It is precisely this rare combination of color, transparency, and raw, unaltered form that makes such sapphires especially desirable to collectors and gemstone lovers. At the same time, the rising glow under light gives the stone an elegant, almost mystical presence. An exceptional rough sapphire that stands out both aesthetically and mineralogically and offers itself as a value-adding collector’s piece – a piece of nature that shows the rarest of all sapphire colors in its unprocessed form. Product Type : Natural Product Name : Padparadscha Color Sapphire Crystal Wight : 39,45 ct Size: 21x12x11mm Treatment : Unheated/ Untreated Origin : Sri Lanka Hardness : 9 The lots were photographed under professional lights. Please note that the colours might differ depending on the monitor settings and light source. Our shipping costs have been checked and approved by Catawiki. We have an external shipping company that performs the final inspection, pickup, packaging and shipping; that’s why these shipping costs arise. Buyer bears all potential import and export costs, customs duties, shipping costs, etc.. Also see our other items and shipping costs, pickup costs saved.. In some of the pictures the stone was backlit to show you the color of the stone. In some stones we have held a light under the stone to better display the color of the pieces. And there may be color deviations etc., since every computer, monitor and phone may display different color qualities.
Estimate:£0.84
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DYKARHJÄLM, C. A Lindqvist, Stockholm, omkring sekelskiftet 1900.
10/19/2026
£2,603.23
Est: £1,512.78
BORDSDEKORATION,ER, 2 st ljus metall, 1900-talets andra hälft.
10/19/2026
£30.18
Est: £90.76

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