3.70 ct Unheated Ceylon Sapphire Parcel from Bakamuna with Portuguese-Cut Pavilion

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This natural Ceylon sapphire parcel began as an 8-piece facet-grade rough parcel sourced from Bakamuna, Sri Lanka. The original rough weight was 12.30 ct total, with individual rough stones weighing approximately 2.12 ct to 1.15 ct. After careful cutting and polishing by Liyanage Lapidary, the parcel finished as 3.70 ct total unheated sapphires, with individual finished stones around 0.55–0.30 ct. The stones were cut in a round brilliant style with Portuguese-cut pavilions to improve luster, light return, and brilliance.

Gemstone Explanation

Sapphire belongs to the corundum family, one of the most important gemstone families in the jewelry trade. Ceylon sapphires are valued for their durability, transparency, and wide color range. This parcel contains small finished sapphires in soft pastel tones, including near-white, pale yellow, and soft pink visual appearances.

Small unheated sapphire parcels like this are practical for jewelers and manufacturers because they can be used for accent layouts, cluster jewelry, side stones, earrings, small rings, pendants, and custom designs. The VS–VVS clarity range gives the parcel a clean visual quality for professional jewelry use.

Cutting Decision: Portuguese-Cut Pavilion

For this parcel, the cutting decision was focused on improving the visual life of the finished stones. Because the stones are small, strong light return and sparkle are important. We decided to cut the stones with Portuguese-style pavilions, hoping the additional pavilion facets would create better luster and brilliance. After cutting and polishing, the final result turned out very bright and lively, with good sparkle for small unheated Ceylon sapphires.

Origin Explanation

This parcel was sourced from Bakamuna, Sri Lanka, from the gem island Sri Lanka. Bakamuna is connected to Sri Lanka’s broader gemstone-producing region, and parcels from this area can produce mixed colors and practical cutting material. This rough-to-finished parcel was professionally handled by Liyanage Lapidary for buyers who need natural gemstones with practical cutting and supply support.

Cutting Recovery and Parcel Result

The rough parcel started at 12.30 ct total and finished at 3.70 ct total after cutting and polishing. This gives an approximate cutting recovery of 30.08%, with around 69.92% material loss during trimming, shaping, faceting, and polishing. For small sapphire rough parcels, recovery can vary depending on each stone’s shape, inclusions, depth, color direction, and cutting target. In this parcel, the final goal was not only weight retention, but also clean finished stones with strong sparkle and attractive face-up appearance.

Durability and Gemstone Family

Sapphire is a corundum gemstone with excellent durability for jewelry use. Because of its hardness and wear resistance, sapphire is suitable for rings, earrings, pendants, and daily-wear jewelry when properly set. These small unheated sapphires are practical for jewelers looking for natural Ceylon accent stones and small custom jewelry stones.

Jewelry Use Suggestions

This finished sapphire parcel can be used for small rings, earrings, cluster jewelry, side stones, bracelet accents, pendant layouts, and custom jewelry designs. The mixed pastel color range gives designers flexibility for soft, natural, and colorful jewelry concepts. The Portuguese-cut pavilions add extra sparkle, making the stones useful for jewelry layouts where brilliance is important.

This parcel is suitable for gem dealers, jewelers, jewelry manufacturers, collectors, and custom designers who need small unheated Ceylon sapphires with clean clarity and good sparkle. The parcel format is practical for dealer stock, jewelry production, matching projects, and custom design layouts.