This afternoon saw a great many Vivid Blues going under the hammer in Paris. All stones had a French or Swiss certificate of a gemological laboratory declaring that they found no signs of treatment and all stones are vivid blue in color.
nr. 47, 5,08 cts emerald cut sapphire
nr. 65, 10,03 cts cushion cut sapphire
nr. 85, 7,09 cts oval sapphire
nr. 118, 8,10 cts cushion cut sapphire
Lot number 47 is a emerald cut sapphire of 5,08 cts. This lovely vivid bleu went for 19.000 euros.
Next was a 10,03 cts cushion shaped sapphire going for 60.000 euros.
The third was a 7,09 cts royal bleu oval sapphire, for 28.000 euros (nr. 84) and the fourth stone again a cushion cut sapphire from Sri Lanka for 18.000 euros.
There were 2 more vivid bleus, but than in Tanzanite, nr. 72 a 18,96 cushion cut tanzanite for 24.000 euros and a 31,21 cts octagonal tanzanite for 44.000,- euros.
nr. 72, 18,96 cts tanzanite
nr. 145, 31,21 cts tanzanite