Description

This an old Burmese stone back for liquidation. A serious no treatment/no enhancement "gem red" spinel. This stone puts the new production of African spinels to shame. The color grade is 3.5 and the color scan shows the stone is 85% red/orange. The spinel has a perfect 75 tone and looks great in any lights. The stone has MI1 inclusions, but not bad as seen in the video. The stone is slightly shallow so it looks larger. The stone has a high 70% brilliancy. The cutting and finish are good. If this stone was an unheated Classic Burma ruby it could sell for over $150,000 per carat. This gem is attractively priced at about 4% of an unheated Classic Burma ruby. Traditionally, Burma spinel sold for 10-20% of a unheated Burma ruby, so the upside is potentially large. This is a gem for a true spinel connoisseur or could be mounted in a killer ring.

For more information on this gem, call Robert Genis of National Gemstone at 1-800-458-6453 or email rgenis@preciousgemstones.com. Feel free to call or e-mail for specific quotes.

 

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