{"id":12274,"date":"2016-06-26T07:42:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T07:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=12274"},"modified":"2021-09-16T12:09:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:09:21","slug":"blue-belle-asia-jewel-box-indian-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/natural-fine-planetary-talismans\/blue-belle-asia-jewel-box-indian-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Belle of Asia & the Jewel Box of the Indian Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Belle of Asia & the Jewel Box of the Indian Ocean<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a> A Christie’s employee holds The Blue Belle of Asia a 392.52 carats sapphire<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka the chosen land of fine and exotic Sapphires<\/em><\/p>\n

Amongst all coloured Gemstones<\/a> perhaps the Sapphire family is the most versatile as Sapphires come in all
\ncolours represented in a rainbow. But amongst all the beautiful colours the most alluring, enchanting and exotic are the Blue Sapphires<\/a> legendary for their beauty as well for their mystical powers.<\/p>\n

Some of the notable regions from where Blue Sapphires are most sought after are Myanmar\/ Burma, Kashmir, Montana in Australia, Madagascar etc but some of the most remarkable Blue Sapphires have some from the fabled isle of Serendib- The Island of Ceylon known in the modern days as Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

The great explorer, merchant and author- Marco Polo, commented in 1292 that Ceylon was the Jewellery Box of the Indian Ocea<\/em>n.<\/p>\n

\"Marco<\/a> Marco Polo<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blue Belle of Asia-Pride of Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a> Blue Belle of Asia Image Courtesy: Christies<\/p>\n

One of the most famous Blue Sapphires ever known to the world is the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blue Belle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of Asia. This beautiful blue sapphire was found in 1926 in Ratnapura-Ceylon. This marvellous wonder was cut from a larger piece of rough till it reached its final weight of 392.52 carats.<\/p>\n

Traded by various individuals and agencies it was acquired by a private individual and then it was missing for over 30 years till it came up for auction in 2014 at Christies.<\/p>\n

It was sold for a world record price of nearly 12 million pounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blue Belle of Asia is beautifully fashioned into a cushion; this Sri Lankan Blue Sapphire is the 4th<\/sup> Largest Facetted Sapphire in the world and has a provenance dating back to 1937.<\/p>\n

The most delightful part was that it was sold at a higher price then even the lots containing fine quality coloured Diamonds.<\/em><\/p>\n