*PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIVE LISTING* WE OFFER A VARIETY OF LAB REPORTS, APPRAISALS, LETTERS OF HERITAGE, AND ORIGIN REPORTS FOR ANY JEWELRY RELATED ITEM OR GEMSTONE SOLD THROUGH PROXIBID. MOST APPRAISALS ARE $40 AND INCLUDE 2 COPIES (ONE FOR YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ORIGINAL COPY FOR YOURSELF). WE OFFER A DISCOUNT ON MULTIPLE DOCUMENTATION PURCHASES ($3 OFF EACH APPRAISAL WHEN 10 OR MORE ARE PURCHASED). THERE IS A 2-7 BUSINESS DAY HANDLING TIME ON APPRAISALS AND LETTERS OF HERITAGE. LAB REPORTS MAY TAKE UP TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS (VERY UNCOMMON) DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND LAB PREMISSES. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS DONE BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND JEWELRY EXPERT WHO HAS 8 CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMAS FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, AND ANOTHER FROM THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION. HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE GIA ALUMNI PROGRAM, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MULTIPLE PUBLICATIONS REGARDING JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES WITH OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY. PLEASE CALL 1-313-670-5666 TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS. WE WILL NEED THE ITEM NUMBER AND LOT TITLE WHEN CALLING. IT IS BEST TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE AUCTION CLOSE TO INSURE YOUR ORDER HAS NOT ALREADY SHIPPED. *PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIONAL LISTING, WE ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM YOUR AUTOMATED INVOICE AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE FINAL SELLING AMOUNT. THIS LISTING IS NOT FOR THE SALE OF ANY DOCUMENTATION, AND A WINNING BID WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE WINNER. APPRAISALS MUST BE ORDERED OVER THE PHONE....more

ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER SOLD AN ITEM TO A PAWNSHOP KNOWS YOU ARE LUCKY TO GET EVEN 10% OF ITS VALUE. WHY WOULD ANYBODY VOLUNTARILY LOOSE SO MUCH MONEY FOR NO REASON?! USUALLY BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW THAT WHEN YOU CONSIGN ITEMS FOR SALE WITH REPUTABLE AUCTION HOUSES SUCH AS D&D WILSON AUCTIONEERS THEY GET YOU FULL MARKET VALUE FOR YOUR BELONGINGS. WE HAVE THE LOWEST CONSIGNMENT FEES IN THE BUSINESS AND ARE ABLE TO BECAUSE WE DO ALL THE WORK OURSELVES FROM A MODEST OFFICE RATHER THAN HIRING DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES AND OWNING HUGE WAREHOUSES. WE HAVE OVER FIFTY THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE, MANY WHO ARE WILLING TO PAY WELL ABOVE MARKET VALUE FOR COLLECTABLE, RARE, UNIQUE, ANTIQUE, AND JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER TYPE OF ITEM OF VALUE. WE ARE TAKING IMMEDIATE CONSIGNMENT ON ITEMS SUCH AS COINS, JEWELRY, SCRAP GOLD OR SILVER, SPORTS MEMORABILIA, DIAMONDS, GEMSTONES, ANTIQUES, AUTOMOBILES, FIREARMS, KNIFES, AND JUST ABOUT ANY ITEM OF VALUE OR THAT IS UNIQUE OR ANTIQUE. WE ARE EVEN ABLE TO SELL YOUR ITEM BEFORE IT EVER LEAVES YOUR POSSESSION INSURING THAT YOU ARE 100% PROTECTED AND IN CONTROL AT ALL TIMES. YOU DONT HAVE TO TURN THE ITEM OVER UNTIL THE CASH IS IN YOUR HAND! WE ARE THE ONLY AUCTION COMPANY WHO WILL DO THAT! WE ALSO HAVE LIGHTING FAST TURN AROUND TIMES OFTEN BEING ABLE TO GET PAYMENT IN YOUR HAND WITHIN A WEEK! YOU wILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANOTHER AUCTION COMPANY ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL! IF YOU NEED MONEY EVEN FASTER, NO PROBLEM. WE WILL MAKE YOU A FAIR AND HONEST CASH OFFER ON YOUR ITEMS AS WELL. WE FREQUENTLY HEAR THAT OUR OFFERS ARE ABOUT 4 TIMES AS MUCH AS MOST PAWN SHOPS ON AVERAGE FOR GENERIC ITEMS, ABOUT DOUBLE FOR SCRAP GOLD, AND WELL OVER 10 TIMES AS MUCH ON DIAMONDS AND GEMSTONES! DONT WAIT, CALL US TODAY AND GET AN IMMEDIATE ESTIMATE. WE CAN BE CONTACTED AT (313) 670-5666. OUR OFFICE TIMES ARE 10:30 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. WE CAN CONSIGN AND BUY ITEMS FROM PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN A WAY THAT'S SAFE AND EASY FOR BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED. ALL ESTIMATES ARE FREE....more

AS WITH ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS WE TAKE EVERY STEP POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE OUR ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ACCURATELY. WE PHOTOGRAPH EACH ITEM INDIVIDUALLY FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES USING A MACRO LENS TO SHOW THE SMALLEST DETAIL POSSIBLE. WITH OUR GEMSTONES YOU WILL OFTEN SEE FLAWS IN THE PHOTOS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. PLEASE REMEMBER A GEMSTONE THE SIZE OF AN ERASER TIP IS BLOWN UP TO THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL ON A COMPUTER SCREEN, SO ITS COMPARABLE TO LOOKING AT A GEMSTONE IN A MICROSCOPE. FOR THIS REASON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ ITEM DETAILS IN THE AUCTION LISTING. WE HAVE THE CLARITY, SIZE, COLOR, AND WEIGHT RATINGS LISTED FOR EVERY GEMSTONE WE SELL. WE ALSO PHOTOGRAPH EVERY ITEM WE SELL, AND DO NOT USE STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. VERY RARELY WE MIGHT LIST WHOLESALE GEMSTONE PARCELS WHICH SHOW A LARGE LOT FROM WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE A RANDOM SMALLER LOT BUT IT WILL BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION AND USUALLY THE TITLE AS WELL. WE DO NOT ENHANCE OUR PHOTOGRAPHS USING ANY METHOD WHATSOEVER, IN FACT THE ONLY ALTERATIONS MADE TO OUR PICTURES IS CROPPING. WE COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ITEMS PURCHASED WITHIN THE SAME AUCTION ON THE SAME DAY. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO COMBINE SHIPPING ON ITEMS PURCHASED FROM FIXED PRICE AUCTIONS MADE AT THE SAME TIME. FIXED PRICE AUCTIONS ARE THE ONLY AUCTIONS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COMBINE PURCHASES MADE FROM MULTIPLE AUCTIONS ON THE SAME DAY. PLEASE READ OUR SHIPPING POLICY FOR SPECIFIC COSTS OF COMBINED SHIPPING. WE GUARANTEE DELIVERY OF EVERY ITEM WE SHIP, AND AFRE CAREFUL TO PACKAGE EVERYTHING SAFE AND SECURELY. WE USUALLY SHIP THE BUSINESS DAY AFTER YOU MAKE A PURCHASE, BUT PLEASE ALLOW 2 BUSINESS DAYS FOR YOUR ITEM TO BE MAILED. DELIVERY TYPICALLY TAKES 2-7 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE YOUR ITEM IS MAILED (WITHIN THE USA), BUT WE OFFER EXPEDITED AND OVERNIGHT SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. IF YOU RECEIVE AN ITEM THAT APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED PLEASE REFUSE DELIVERY, BY SIGNING FOR YOUR PACKAGE YOU ARE LEGALLY STATING YOU RECEIVED YOUR DELIVERY IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. RETURNS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. LIKE MOST OTHER AUCTION HOUSES ALL SALES ARE FINAL UNLESS YOU ARE ACCIDENTALLY MAILED THE WRONG ITEM, OR IF YOUR ITEM IS DAMAGED. EVERY ITEM WE SHIP IS INSPECTED BEFORE IT IS MAILED, THEN AGAIN VERIFIED TO MATCH THE INVOICE BY THE EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING. WE HAVE OVERHEAD CAMERAS ABOVE WHERE THE PACKAGES ARE SEALED SO WE CAN SEE IF ANY MISTAKES ARE MADE ON OUR END WHEN PACKAGING ORDERS (SUCH AS FORGETTING TO PUT THE ITEM IN THE PACKAGE). IF YOU RECEIVE YOUR ITEM AND IT IS DAMAGED OR YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE SENT THE WRONG ITEM CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IT IS CRUCIAL YOU SAVE ALL PACKAGING MATERIALS INCLUDING PAPER WORK AND BUBBLE MAILERS/BOXES. IF YOUR ITEM IS DAMAGED DURING THE SHIPPING PROCESS WE NEED THESE ITEMS FOR THE POSTAL INSPECTOR. WITHOUT THEM YOU WILL NOT BE ISSUED A REFUND. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE SENT THE WRONG ITEM PLEASE CONTACT US WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE TIME YOUR ORDER IS RECEIVED. AFTER 1 WEEK FROM THE TIME YOU RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE ALL SALES ARE FINAL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE INCLUDING DAMAGE OR A MISTAKE IN THE ITEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS THAT SELLS ITEMS ON CONSIGNMENT. WHEN YOU PURCHASE ITEMS WITHOUT THE INTENTION OF KEEPING THEM WE ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR THOSE ITEMS OUT OF OUR POCKET WHICH CAN BE VERY DAMAGING. WE WANT ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY AND WE ARE EAGER TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE. MANY OF THE ITEMS WE SELL ARE JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE ITEM SPECIFICS WE TEST AND CONFIRM EVERY ITEM WE SELL. GEMSTONES ARE TESTED BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND DIAMOND EXPERT USING SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MICROSCOPES, REFRACTOMETER, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, FILTER TESTING, AND EVEN CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. PRECIOUS METALS ARE ALSO TESTED BY OUR ON STAFF GEMOLOGIST WHO USES ACID AND A STREAK PLATE TO TEST THE METALS PURITY. WHEN SELLING COINS MADE OF PRECIOUS METALS WE ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO TEST THEM USING ACID BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE COIIN, SO WE MEASURE AND WEIGH THE COIN. IF A COIN IS MADE OF A PRECIOUS METALS ALL OF THE COINS IN THAT VARIETY WILL WEIGH EXACTLY THE SAME, AND COUNTERFEITS OFTEN WEIGH MUCH LESS. THIS IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FORM OF TESTING COINS. IF COINS ARE PCGS OR NGC GRADED WE DO NOT CRACK OPEN THE CASES OR HANDLE THE COINS IN ANYWAY AS IT WOULD DESTROY THE VALUE.THE GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE GRADED USING GIA'S CLARITY, COLOR, SIZE, AND CUT GRADING STANDARDS. EVERY DESCRIPTION WILL HAVE THIS INFORMATION LISTED AS WELL AS OTHER ITEM SPECIFICS AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEMSTONE SPECIES....more

NATURAL FACETED ROUND CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA WITH EXCEPTIONAL INVESTMENT QUALITY AND EXPERTLY FACETED BY SKILLED CUTTERS INTO A ROUND BRILLIANT CUT WITH A GOOD CUT GRADE. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.00 CARATS. GORGEOUS VVS CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL SATURATED BLOOD RED COLOR. PRECIOUS RUBIES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE. BURMA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES, UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS A TRADE EMBARGO WITH BURMA THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPORT OF ANY BURMESE GOODS INCLUDING GEMSTONES. THIS HAS MADE THE PRICE OF BURMESE RUBIES SOAR! THIS RUBY WAS IMPORTED AS ROUGH YEARS BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. THIS AND ALL OTHER GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE CONFLICT FREE AND HAVE HAD THE SOURCES VERIFIED. BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES AND SEE THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE NATURAL RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT AMETHYST MINED FROM AFRICA WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL BRILLIANT CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL DARK SATURATED PURPLE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.73 CARATS. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. AMETHYST IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORM OF PURPLE QUARTZ WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND CHERISHED BY MAN FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. SPECIMENS WITH DARK SATURATED COLOR ARE MORE RARE THAN THEIR LIGHTER COUNTERPARTS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GEMSTONE. THE MOST PRIZED AMETHYST ARE THOSE MINED FROM AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND SIBERIA. WITH EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENS SHOWING COLOR CHANGE AND STRONG PLEOCHROIC PROPERTIES....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PEAR CUT MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. BOTH WERE FACETED TO PRECISION PROPORTIONS TO INSURE A PERFECT MATCH AND HAVE A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. EACH MEASURES 7X5 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.41 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING VIVID FIERY ORANGE BASE COLOR WITH VERY STRONG MYSTIC RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR WHICH MAKES A DIFFERENT COLOR EXPLODE OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME! VERY STRONG COLOR SHIFTING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE MYSTIC TOPAZ FAMILY. IT GETS THE ADDED NAME OF "MARS" BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL RED AND ORANGE BASE COLOR. WHAT MAKES THIS GEMSTONE SO DIFFERENT FROM OTHER GEMSTONES WITH RED AND ORANGE COLORS IS ITS SUPER STRONG MYSTIC EFFECT WHICH CAUSES THE GEMSTONE TO REFLECT NEARLY EVERY COLOR YOU CAN THINK OF OFF OF EVERY GEMSTONE FACET AT THE SAME TIME, GIVING THE GEMSTONE THE LOOK OF SHIFTING COLORS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES WHILE SCINTILLATION EXPLODES FROM WITHIN THE STONE FLASHING MANY OTHER COLORS. WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER GEMSTONE LIKE IT. MYSTIC TOPAZ IS BECOMING MORE COMMON IN JEWELRY BUT EXOTIC COLORED MYSTIC TOPAZ SUCH AS THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND, AND VERY EXPENSIVE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY ROUND CUT PALLASITE GEMSTONE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 8X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.56 CARATS WHICH IS THE PERFECT SIZE FOR NEARLY ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. BEAUTIFUL VIVID YELLOW COLOR AND EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. PALLASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALLASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALLASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES AND TYPES OF PALLASITE GEMSTONES, WHICH CAN BE SEEN EASILY WHEN YOU VIEW SLABS OF THE RARE TYPE OF METEORITES. THEY APPEAR TO LOOK LIKE STAINED GLASS WITH MULTIPLE COLORED CRYSTALS FORMING BEAUTIFUL QUILT LIKE PATTERNS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED HEART CUT NOBLE RED SPINEL MINED FROM BURMA WITH EXCELLENT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO A PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED HEART SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. FIERY SATURATED NOBLE RED WITH SLIGHT PURPLE AND PINK UNDERTONES COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH NOBLE RED SPINEL ARE PRIZED FOR. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.01 CARATS. SPINEL IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH HAS BEEN PRIZED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THEY ARE A NATURAL GEMSTONE WITH VERY SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES. MANY INEXPERIENCED GEMSTONE COLLECTORS AND JEWELRY ENTHUSIASTS BELIEVE SPINEL IS A MAN MADE GEMSTONE BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LABORATORY GROWN SYNTHETICS AND HAS MANY COMMERCIAL USES IN ITEMS SUCH AS WATCH FACES, LASERS, AND CUTTING TOOLS (BECAUSE OF ITS HARDNESS). SPINEL NATURALLY OCCURS IN NEARLY EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE WITH THE MOST PRIZED COLOR BEING RED, FOLLOWED BY BLUE AND PASTELS. SPINEL IN SIZES OVER 0.5 CARATS ARE VERY RARE AND OFTEN RESERVED FOR HIGH END AND CUSTOM MADE PIECES OF JEWELRY. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS ALSO EXCELLENT FOR INVESTMENT AND RESALE BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH SELLING PRICE AND LARGE DEMAND FOR GEM QUALITY STONES....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF OVAL CUT PRECIOUS SAPPHIRES MINED FROM BURMA IN THE 1940'S AND IMPOERTED AS INVESTMENT ROUGH. BOTH GEMS IN THE PAIR WERE FACETED LAST YEAR FROM THE SAME PIECE OF ROUGH TO INSURE A PERFECT MATCH. BOTH GEMSTONES WERE CUT INTO OVAL BRILLIANT CUTS WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND PREMIUM CUT GRADES. BOTH OF THESE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY GEMSTONES HAVE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY, PERFECTLY COLORLESS HUE, AND BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURING 6X4 MM EACH WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.90 CARATS THESE SAPPHIRES ARE THE PERFECT SIZE FOR USE AS EARRINGS OR NEARLY ANY OTHER APPLICATION. THESE SAPPHIRES WERE IMPORTED FROM BURMA LONG BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO WAS ENACTED (IN THE 1940'S) AND STORED AS INVESTMENT ROUGH SINCE. THEY ARE COMPLETELY LEGAL TO OWN AND SELL AND ARE ALSO COMPLETELY CONFLICT FREE. SAPPHIRES OF THIS QUALITY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN MATCHED PAIRS AND USUALLY COMMAND 6-8 TIMES THE SELLING PRICE BECAUSE OF THEIR EXTREME RARITY. SAPPHIRES COME IN A HUGE VARIETY OF HUES AND CLARITIES MAKING MATCHING THEM VERY HARD, AND DECREASING THE SIZE OF A SINGLE STONE TO MAKE TWO BY CUTTING A PAIR FROM THE SAME PIECE OF ROUGH IS NEVER DONE BY CUTTERS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY ADVISED TO. THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PERFECT AAA QUALITY MATCHED PAIR OF SAPPHIRES FOR A FRACTION OF THEIR VALUE. SAPPHIRES ARE ONE OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY DUE TO THEIR RARITY, BEAUTY, AND VALUE. FOUND IN EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE SAPPHIRES OFFER A GREAT VARIETY OF HUES TO FIT ANYBODIES JEWELRY NEEDS. THE FINEST SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD COME FROM MONTANA, CEYLON, SRI-LANKA, KASHMIR, BURMA, AND THAILAND. SAPPHIRES CAN BE FOUND ON EVERY CONTINENT AND EACH REGION IS KNOWN FOR DIFFERENT COLORS OR PROPERTIES. WITH A HARDNESS OF 9 (MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS) AND VERY STRONG DURABILITY THIS SPECIES IS PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY WEAR EVEN WHEN SET IN A RING. SAPPHIRES CAN BE CLEANED USING MOST INDUSTRY METHODS AND DOES NOT REACT TO CHEMICALS. GIA ESTIMATES OVER 99% OF THE SAPPHIRES INTRODUCED IN TODAYS MARKET ARE TREATED (HEAT IS THE MOST COMMON) TO IMPROVE BOTH COLOR AND CLARITY. UNTREATED SAPPHIRES ARE VERY RARE AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE OFTEN COMMANDING THOUSANDS PER CARAT FOR AVERAGE QUALITY GEMSTONES....more

NATURAL AND COMPLETELY UNTREATED ROUND CUT ZIRCON MINED FROM CAMBODIA WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO PRECISION PROPORTIONS MAKING A FANCY ROUND BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES A VERY LARGE 10X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 5.10 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL VIVID GOLDEN HONEY COLOR. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH NATURAL ZIRCON ARE PRIZED FOR. ZIRCON IS A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL NATURAL GEMSTONE WHICH IS PRIZED FOR ITS VERY INTENSE FIRE AND BRILLIANCE CAUSED BY IT HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX. MANY PEOPLE CONFUSE CUBIC ZIRCONIA (CZ) AND NATURAL ZIRCON NOT REALIZING THAT ZIRCON IS A NATURAL GEMSTONE. THIS EXOTIC GEMSTONE SPECIES IS VERY RARE AND NOT OFTEN SEEN IN CHAIN JEWELRY STORES DUE TO ITS HIGH COST AND AND RARITY. ZIRCON CAN BE FOUND IN NEARLY EVERY COLOR WITH THE MOST PRIZED COLORS BEING BLUE, PINK, COLORLESS, AND HONEY. ZIRCON IN SIZES OVER 1/2 CARAT WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND CONSIDERED OF INVESTMENT QUALITY AND SIZE....more

NATURAL FACETED TRILLION CUT MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED INTO A FULL TRILLION SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES A HUGE 10X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 5.07 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND EXPLOSIVE LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE COLORLESS BASE HUE WITH STRONG MYSTIC COLOR SHIFT MAKING THE GEMSTONE EXPLODE WITH A DIFFERENT PASTEL COLOR OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS SI A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE GEMSTONE. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ ARE VERY RARE, AND RARELY FOUND IN SIZES THIS LARGE, ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH PERFECT FANCY AND INTRICATE CUTS SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS COLORLESS BASE COLOR AND VERY STRONG RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR WHICH REFLECTS OFF EACH DIFFERENT FACET. UNLIKE REGULAR MYSTIC TOPAZ WHICH ARE MOSTLY DARKER COLORS AND GREEN BASE COLOR THIS IS ALL BRIGHT VIVID COLORS SUCH AS PINK, BABY BLUE, YELLOW, AND VIVID PASTEL GREENS. MERCURY TOPAZ GETS ITS NAME FROM THE PLANET MERCURY, AS MOST EXOTIC COLOR SHIFT TOPAZ ARE NAMED AFTER PLANETS. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ IS A STABLE AND DURABLE STONE WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AS WELL AS FOR JEWELRY PIECES WHICH WILL BE WORN DAILY....more

NATURAL FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA WITH EXCEPTIONAL INVESTMENT QUALITY AND EXPERTLY FACETED BY SKILLED CUTTERS INTO AN OVAL NATIVE CUT WITH A GOOD CUT GRADE. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.71 CARATS. GORGEOUS VS CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL SATURATED BLOOD RED COLOR. PRECIOUS RUBIES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE. BURMA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES, UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS A TRADE EMBARGO WITH BURMA THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPORT OF ANY BURMESE GOODS INCLUDING GEMSTONES. THIS HAS MADE THE PRICE OF BURMESE RUBIES SOAR! THIS RUBY WAS IMPORTED AS ROUGH YEARS BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. THIS AND ALL OTHER GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE CONFLICT FREE AND HAVE HAD THE SOURCES VERIFIED. BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES AND SEE THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE NATURAL RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PRECIOUS COLORLESS SAPPHIRE SALVAGED FROM AN ANTIQUE PENDANT. IN PERFECT NEW CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR AGE. PERFECTLY COLORLESS HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. FACETED INTO AN OLD MINE PEAR SHAPE DOUBLE SIDED ROSE CUT. ABSOLUTELY PERFECT QUALITY. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION TESTING PLACES THE GEMSTONES ORIGIN OF MINING TO LIKELY BE SRI-LANKA / CEYLON. MEASURES A BIG 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.71 CARAST. THIS SAPPHIRE WAS SALVAGED FROM A PENDANT WHICH WAS MADE IN THE LATE 1700'S MAKING THIS A VERY INTERESTING GEMSTONE TO OWN, AND TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL OLD ARTISAN CUTTERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE PRECIOUS GEMSTONES SUCH AS THIS ONE. VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. SAPPHIRES ARE ONE OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY DUE TO THEIR RARITY, BEAUTY, AND VALUE. FOUND IN EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE SAPPHIRES OFFER A GREAT VARIETY OF HUES TO FIT ANYBODIES JEWELRY NEEDS. THE FINEST SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD COME FROM MONTANA, CEYLON, SRI-LANKA, KASHMIR, BURMA, AND THAILAND. SAPPHIRES CAN BE FOUND ON EVERY CONTINENT AND EACH REGION IS KNOWN FOR DIFFERENT COLORS OR PROPERTIES. WITH A HARDNESS OF 9 (MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS) AND VERY STRONG DURABILITY THIS SPECIES IS PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY WEAR EVEN WHEN SET IN A RING. SAPPHIRES CAN BE CLEANED USING MOST INDUSTRY METHODS AND DOES NOT REACT TO CHEMICALS. GIA ESTIMATES OVER 99% OF THE SAPPHIRES INTRODUCED IN TODAYS MARKET ARE TREATED (HEAT IS THE MOST COMMON) TO IMPROVE BOTH COLOR AND CLARITY. UNTREATED SAPPHIRES ARE VERY RARE AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE OFTEN COMMANDING THOUSANDS PER CARAT FOR AVERAGE QUALITY GEMSTONES....more