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Lot Essay
KASHMIR
There are many reasons why sapphires from Kashmir are the most sought after. Their colour, often described as ‘cornflower blue’, is very particular and enhanced by a charming velvet-like milk-blue. Most importantly, sapphires from Kashmir are very rare, as the mines were exhausted within 10 years, having only been at full exploitation between 1881 and 1887.
There are many reasons why sapphires from Kashmir are the most sought after. Their colour, often described as ‘cornflower blue’, is very particular and enhanced by a charming velvet-like milk-blue. Most importantly, sapphires from Kashmir are very rare, as the mines were exhausted within 10 years, having only been at full exploitation between 1881 and 1887.