Footnotes

Accompanied by a SSEF report stating that the natural sapphire has no indications of heat treatment and originates from Kashmir. Report number 87436, dated 1 September 2016.

Accompanied by an AGL (American Gemological Laboratories) report stating that the natural sapphire has no indications of heat treatment and originates from Kashmir. Report number CS 1073729, dated 2 August 2016.

Accompanied by a Gubelin report stating that the natural sapphire has no indications of heat treatment and originates from Kashmir. Report number 16080051, dated 9 August 2016.

Also accompanied by a Gubelin information sheet stating that gem-quality Kashmir sapphires are rare and scarce.

6.96克拉天然無經加熱處理喀什米爾藍寶石配紅寶石及鑽石戒指
紅寶石共重約1.00克拉,戒指尺寸6,附SSEF,AGL,Gubelin證書及附件

The legendary Kashmir sapphire, known for its vivid, pure blue hue is prized by connoisseurs above all other sapphires. The very best Kashmir sapphires maintain the purity and intensity of their hues when viewed in disparate natural and artificial lighting. Kashmir sapphires originate from deposits found at a height of 16,500 feet above a remote area of the north-western Himalayas, located between Pakistan and India. It is believed that deposits of the stone were originally uncovered by a landslide in 1881 in the Kudi Valley, and began being traded by local villagers for basic goods like salt. When word of the exceptional beauty of these sapphires spread, extensive mining begun under the control of the Maharajah of Kashmir for five years, until discoveries of the sapphire slowed. By the 1930s, most mines were exhausted. Today, while Kashmir sapphires are occasionally brought to market, they remain rare, with stones over 5 carats considered exceedingly rare.
One identifying feature of a Kashmir sapphire is a crystal inclusion held within the stone, which sometimes occurs in the shape of an elongated prism. Distinctively present in lot 615 is a Pargasite inclusion which can only be attributed to Kashmir sapphires.


傳奇的喀什米爾藍寶石以其濃豔及純淨的藍色色調而聞名, 在所有產區的藍寶石中最受鑑賞家愛載。最優質的喀什米爾藍寶石無論在天然或人做的光線下也能保持其色調的純淨及濃度。喀什米爾藍寶石礦源位於巴基斯坦和印度之間的喜馬拉雅山西北部偏遠地區16,500英尺的高處。據説礦源於1881年因一場在Kudi Valley的山泥倾瀉意外而被發現，這些藍寶石買賣開始時由當地村民用以物易物的方式來換取如食鹽等日常所需, 但當這些美不可擋的藍寶石之诮息被廣泛傳開後，便由喀什米爾君王的控制下廣泛地開始了長達五年的採礦，直至可被開採的礦床慢慢減少。在1930年代，大部分的礦床巳耗盡。時至今日，喀什米爾藍寶石仍偶爾會在市場上出現，但非常罕見，若是超過5克拉的則屬異常珍稀。

其中一個用以識別喀什米爾藍寶石特徵的是寶石內形狀如拉長的棱鏡之Pargasite晶體, 此可見於拍品615中,是喀什米爾藍寶石獨一無二的內含物。