BLUE VEIL
Some blues are straightforward. This one is not.
Blue Veil is built around a 1.37 carat unheated Ceylon sapphire, deep blue with the faintest trace of purple that shifts depending on the light and the angle. It is the kind of colour that takes a moment to fully read, and rewards the looking. Flanking it are two princess cut diamonds totalling 0.20 carats in VS1 clarity and E colour, set in 18 karat white gold on a clean, uninterrupted band that keeps every element of the ring in its proper place.
No heat. No treatment. What you see is exactly what was found in Sri Lanka.
Blue Veil comes with certification and is presented in an original Orloff of Denmark ring box.
ONE OF A KIND.
ORLOFF OF DENMARK.
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About Sapphire
Sapphire is one of the oldest symbols of nobility and truth in the world. Kings wore it. Clergy prized it. And for good reason.
Most people think of sapphire as blue. The reality is far more interesting. Sapphire occurs in almost every colour, pink, yellow, orange, green, violet and white. The blue variety simply captured the world's attention first and never let go.
What separates a fine sapphire from an ordinary one is a combination of colour saturation, clarity and origin. The most coveted specimens come from Kashmir, Burma and Ceylon. Kashmir sapphires, mined in a remote Himalayan valley and largely exhausted by the early 20th century, are considered the benchmark by which all others are measured. Their velvety, cornflower blue is unlike anything found elsewhere.
Like most corundum, sapphires are routinely heated to improve colour and clarity. A no-heat sapphire of fine quality is genuinely exceptional and commands a significant premium among serious collectors.
Sapphire does not need to be explained to those who already love it. For everyone else, it is simply one of the most beautiful things the earth has ever produced.