16.40 carats, Vivid Blue, Velvety, Kashmiri Sapphire Ring

16.40 carats, Natural, cushion-shaped Sapphire mounted in Platinum Ring. Photo courtesy: Sothebys

Extraordinary 16.40 carats, Natural, cushion-shaped Sapphire of Kashmir origin is flanked by baguette Diamonds and mounted in Platinum Ring. The Sapphire exhibits Vivid Blue color with Velvety texture which are unique to Kashmir Sapphires. The color of the stone holds up under both natural and artificial light. Sapphires of such exquisite quality are rarely found to be over 10 carats.

This Sapphire Ring is one of the highlights of the Sothebys auction taking place in New York today. Stay tuned to know how much was it auctioned for. Meanwhile do not forget to share your comments and reactions about it below.

Update: Sapphire Ring was auctioned for an enormous sum of $1.59 million!