Fine Jewelry

Sapphire Characteristics (graded in setting) It is the opinion of the gemologist that the sapphires in this brooch have internal characteristics that are consistent with those observed in natural sapphires that have been color enhanced through heat treatment; a portion or the entirety of the orange, yellow and orange-pink sapphires may have undergone high-temperature treatment including the diffusion of beryllium to enhance color.

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