HUGE ~17 CARAT NATURAL COLOR-CHANGE PINK - PURPLE STAR SAPPHIRE!
6 RAYS!
NEW GIA CERT APRIL 2026!
GIA SRI LANKAN ORIGIN REPORT!
20-DIAMOND HALO (~1.75 TCW)
SOLID PLATINUM BAND & SETTING WITH 18K YELLOW GOLD SURROUND
The most unique quality of this stone is its exceptional clarity, brilliancy, and pauctiy of inclusions when compared to other star sapphires of similar size (the larger natural star sapphires get, the more included their matrix generally becomes).
SRI LANKA IS FAMOUS FOR THE BEST STAR SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD, AND THE GIA ORIGIN REPORT STATING "SRI LANKA" RAISES THE MARKET VALUE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER OTHER STONES, AS DOES THE RARE PURPLE - PINK COLOR, AND THE AMAZING CLARITY OF THE STONE!
Here is another rarity in this very special stone: Most large star sapphires are left ROUGH on the bottom to add carat weight and increase the price. This star sapphire is a RARE DOUBLE CABOCHON CUT - usually only found in pendants, where both sides of the stone might be seen. This special LUXE cut smooths the bottom of the stone into a beautiful round, instead of a messy, pitted, ugly underneath. Only the very best stones are finished this way! IF THIS STAR SAPPHIRE WERE LEFT ROUGH ON THE BOTTOM LIKE MOST OTHER NATURAL STAR SAPPHIRES, THE CARAT WEIGHT WOULD PROBABLY BE OVER 20 CARATS! But that is just leaving junk on the bottom to cheat buyers, and removing it shows the extreme quality involved in producing this stone - that it was properly cut & polished in a way almost no others ever are. Truly a spectacular stone.
Only 2 to 3 stones for sale on the world wide web after searching are (1) of the amazing "PURPLE PINK" color of this star sapphire, (2) similar carat size, and (3) similar quality - AND NOT A ONE WAS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, AND ALL WERE PRICED HIGHER - FROM UP TO $75,000+!
THE PRICE PER CARAT FOR OTHER SRI LANKAN SAPPHIRES OF SIMILAR COLOR & CLARITY WOULD PRICE THIS STONE AT ABOUT $80,000 TO $100,000!
***A RECENT APRIL 2026 NYC / NEW YORK INSURANCE APPRAISAL PLACES THIS STONE'S VALUE AT OVER $60,000.***
FOR OUR FINER STONE —— AND THE FINEST SETTING OF ANY OTHER RING CURRENTLY ON OFFER BY OTHERS (PLATINUM & 18K GOLD WITH PREMIUM DIAMONDS) —— we are deeply undercutting the market, and unlike many of them, we are still open to considering your offers.
Moreover, if you look at our competitors on the World Wide Web (for this size and quality) you will find that MANY OF THEM DO NOT SHOW YOU A PICTURE WITH THE STAR SHOWING ON THE SAPPHIRE! Granted, it is VERY HARD TO CAPTURE THE STAR ON CAMERA. Other sellers apparently want you to take it on TRUST - for $40,000 to $75,000 & up!!!
Synthetic star sapphires, of course, readily show their stars, at all times. But, that is not our market, here.
Be aware that some - but not all - sapphires of this type exhibit DRAMATIC color changes (DICHROIC) in different lighting regimes (artificial to natural), and when they do, it is considered HIGHLY DESIRABLE (as with Alexandrite).
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EXTREMELY RARE STONES: IT SHOWS PINK PART OF THE TIME, AND PURPLE (PLUM) PART OF THE TIME!
THIS MEANS YOU ARE GETTING THE BEST RARITIES IN ONE SAPPHIRE:
DICHROIC = NATURAL PINK/PLUM COLOR-CHANGE + ASTERISM = NATURAL 6-RAY STAR PATTERN
DO NOT MISS THIS RARE CHANCE!!
BUY IT NOW, OR MAKE YOUR OFFER, TODAY! :-)
Further Reading——>
While we here at The Story Gallery have innumerable rare & unique items (particularly one-of-a-kind paintings & drawings by Old Master artists with no copies, anywhere), I was thinking the other day about what the RAREST item in the shop might be, and after extensive Google searches & dealer/competitor searches, I think it might well be this AMAZING STAR SAPPHIRE RING!
All the searches I’ve made (which I encourage you to replicate with Google!), produced only 2 to 3 stones IN THE WORLD of the amazing pink to plum color of this star sapphire, similar carat size, similar quality - AND NOT A ONE WAS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, AND ALL WERE PRICED HIGHER (!!) - FROM $50,000 TO $75,000!
Thus, for OUR FINER STONE at only $42,000 —— AND THE FINEST SETTING OF ANY OTHER RING CURRENTLY ON OFFER BY OTHERS (PLATINUM & 18K GOLD WITH PREMIUM DIAMONDS) —— we are deeply undercutting the market, and unlike any of them, we are still open to considering your offers! :-)
Moreover, if you look at our ONLY competitors on the World Wide Web, you will find that NONE OF THEM SHOWS YOU A PICTURE WITH THE STAR SHOWING ON THE SAPPHIRE!
Granted, it is VERY HARD TO CAPTURE THE STAR ON CAMERA!! It requires a direct light source, and is very temperamental (usually sunlight, sometimes the right artificial light), and even when you see it with your EYES, the eye of the camera is an entirely different thing! But we put in those extra hours to SHOW YOU THE STAR! :-)
Other sellers apparently want you to take it on TRUST!!! :-0
For $60,000!!!
The only other gallery to SHOW THE STAR is the NOLA *** Rau Gallery *** on a much larger 50-carat stone. So, if you’d like to buy their **** $600,000 ring ****, you may do so instead of purchasing an extra beach condo for your wife. =) Besides, they are almost certainly cousins on my Dad’s side, so I am happy to promote sales for my relatives, no matter how distant. :-)
THE STORY:
My father started me on STAR SAPPHIRES when I was about 6 years-old. They were his favorite stone. We used to frequent gem shows like others frequent McDonald’s. By the time I was 12 years-old, I must’ve seen 5,000 star sapphires.
Fast-forward some 20 years, in a gallery in L.A., I see this beauty on consignment from a woman of means in Hong Kong - the most beautiful pink body color, color-change star sapphire I’ve ever seeen in my life —— I, the child of the STAR SAPPHIRE KING!
Nota Bene:
We can size this ring to almost any size (within reason) that you require, at no charge (a $100-$500+ value, depending).
HUGE ~17 CARAT NATURAL COLOR-CHANGE PINK - PURPLE STAR SAPPHIRE!
6 RAYS!
NEW GIA CERT APRIL 2026!
GIA SRI LANKAN ORIGIN REPORT!
20-DIAMOND HALO (~1.75 TCW)
SOLID PLATINUM BAND & SETTING WITH 18K YELLOW GOLD SURROUND
The most unique quality of this stone is its exceptional clarity, brilliancy, and pauctiy of inclusions when compared to other star sapphires of similar size (the larger natural star sapphires get, the more included their matrix generally becomes).
SRI LANKA IS FAMOUS FOR THE BEST STAR SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD, AND THE GIA ORIGIN REPORT STATING "SRI LANKA" RAISES THE MARKET VALUE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER OTHER STONES, AS DOES THE RARE PURPLE - PINK COLOR, AND THE AMAZING CLARITY OF THE STONE!
Here is another rarity in this very special stone: Most large star sapphires are left ROUGH on the bottom to add carat weight and increase the price. This star sapphire is a RARE DOUBLE CABOCHON CUT - usually only found in pendants, where both sides of the stone might be seen. This special LUXE cut smooths the bottom of the stone into a beautiful round, instead of a messy, pitted, ugly underneath. Only the very best stones are finished this way! IF THIS STAR SAPPHIRE WERE LEFT ROUGH ON THE BOTTOM LIKE MOST OTHER NATURAL STAR SAPPHIRES, THE CARAT WEIGHT WOULD PROBABLY BE OVER 20 CARATS! But that is just leaving junk on the bottom to cheat buyers, and removing it shows the extreme quality involved in producing this stone - that it was properly cut & polished in a way almost no others ever are. Truly a spectacular stone.
Only 2 to 3 stones for sale on the world wide web after searching are (1) of the amazing "PURPLE PINK" color of this star sapphire, (2) similar carat size, and (3) similar quality - AND NOT A ONE WAS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, AND ALL WERE PRICED HIGHER - FROM UP TO $75,000+!
THE PRICE PER CARAT FOR OTHER SRI LANKAN SAPPHIRES OF SIMILAR COLOR & CLARITY WOULD PRICE THIS STONE AT ABOUT $80,000 TO $100,000!
***A RECENT APRIL 2026 NYC / NEW YORK INSURANCE APPRAISAL PLACES THIS STONE'S VALUE AT OVER $60,000.***
FOR OUR FINER STONE —— AND THE FINEST SETTING OF ANY OTHER RING CURRENTLY ON OFFER BY OTHERS (PLATINUM & 18K GOLD WITH PREMIUM DIAMONDS) —— we are deeply undercutting the market, and unlike many of them, we are still open to considering your offers.
Moreover, if you look at our competitors on the World Wide Web (for this size and quality) you will find that MANY OF THEM DO NOT SHOW YOU A PICTURE WITH THE STAR SHOWING ON THE SAPPHIRE! Granted, it is VERY HARD TO CAPTURE THE STAR ON CAMERA. Other sellers apparently want you to take it on TRUST - for $40,000 to $75,000 & up!!!
Synthetic star sapphires, of course, readily show their stars, at all times. But, that is not our market, here.
Be aware that some - but not all - sapphires of this type exhibit DRAMATIC color changes (DICHROIC) in different lighting regimes (artificial to natural), and when they do, it is considered HIGHLY DESIRABLE (as with Alexandrite).
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EXTREMELY RARE STONES: IT SHOWS PINK PART OF THE TIME, AND PURPLE (PLUM) PART OF THE TIME!
THIS MEANS YOU ARE GETTING THE BEST RARITIES IN ONE SAPPHIRE:
DICHROIC = NATURAL PINK/PLUM COLOR-CHANGE + ASTERISM = NATURAL 6-RAY STAR PATTERN
DO NOT MISS THIS RARE CHANCE!!
BUY IT NOW, OR MAKE YOUR OFFER, TODAY! :-)
Further Reading——>
While we here at The Story Gallery have innumerable rare & unique items (particularly one-of-a-kind paintings & drawings by Old Master artists with no copies, anywhere), I was thinking the other day about what the RAREST item in the shop might be, and after extensive Google searches & dealer/competitor searches, I think it might well be this AMAZING STAR SAPPHIRE RING!
All the searches I’ve made (which I encourage you to replicate with Google!), produced only 2 to 3 stones IN THE WORLD of the amazing pink to plum color of this star sapphire, similar carat size, similar quality - AND NOT A ONE WAS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, AND ALL WERE PRICED HIGHER (!!) - FROM $50,000 TO $75,000!
Thus, for OUR FINER STONE at only $42,000 —— AND THE FINEST SETTING OF ANY OTHER RING CURRENTLY ON OFFER BY OTHERS (PLATINUM & 18K GOLD WITH PREMIUM DIAMONDS) —— we are deeply undercutting the market, and unlike any of them, we are still open to considering your offers! :-)
Moreover, if you look at our ONLY competitors on the World Wide Web, you will find that NONE OF THEM SHOWS YOU A PICTURE WITH THE STAR SHOWING ON THE SAPPHIRE!
Granted, it is VERY HARD TO CAPTURE THE STAR ON CAMERA!! It requires a direct light source, and is very temperamental (usually sunlight, sometimes the right artificial light), and even when you see it with your EYES, the eye of the camera is an entirely different thing! But we put in those extra hours to SHOW YOU THE STAR! :-)
Other sellers apparently want you to take it on TRUST!!! :-0
For $60,000!!!
The only other gallery to SHOW THE STAR is the NOLA *** Rau Gallery *** on a much larger 50-carat stone. So, if you’d like to buy their **** $600,000 ring ****, you may do so instead of purchasing an extra beach condo for your wife. =) Besides, they are almost certainly cousins on my Dad’s side, so I am happy to promote sales for my relatives, no matter how distant. :-)
THE STORY:
My father started me on STAR SAPPHIRES when I was about 6 years-old. They were his favorite stone. We used to frequent gem shows like others frequent McDonald’s. By the time I was 12 years-old, I must’ve seen 5,000 star sapphires.
Fast-forward some 20 years, in a gallery in L.A., I see this beauty on consignment from a woman of means in Hong Kong - the most beautiful pink body color, color-change star sapphire I’ve ever seeen in my life —— I, the child of the STAR SAPPHIRE KING!
Nota Bene:
We can size this ring to almost any size (within reason) that you require, at no charge (a $100-$500+ value, depending).
