Lot 2020
Carved Golden Sheen Sapphire Plaque
15 June 2021, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$828.75 inc. premium
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Carved Golden Sheen Sapphire Plaque
Known in the trade as "golden sheen" sapphires due to the dark brown-black body having an iridescence or sheen when viewed in the light, this carved plaque is carved in the traditional Indian style, with floral decoration. The rare golden sheen of this sapphire is now known in the trade as "Zawadi" which in Swahili means "gift from earth". The present example is fashioned as a carved plaque decorated in the traditional Mughal style. Weighing approximately 82.5 carats and measuring 53.32 x 41.86 x 3.7mm
Footnotes
Accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America report numbered 2205896233 dated February 25, 2020 stating that the 83.69 carats sapphire plaque shows no indications of heating and that it is known in the trade as "golden sheen sapphire".
