Description

SOLD, thank you!

Please feel free to contact me directly at my email addy:

katharath80@live.com

(LT is sometimes unreliable with messaging - if you use their system but don't get a reply from me, it's bc I did not receive the message!)

Offering one of my all time favorite gems...I truly hate to part with this one, but need to for personal reasons.

Stats:
- "old material" strongly colored mahenge spinel (untreated)
- .90 cts, cushion cut
- @ 6 mm x 5 mm
- never previously set
- appears eye clean to my eye

This is a mahenge from the very first parcel Yvonne Raley offered of the "old material" that she has sourced over the last couple of years. (This was sourced via Yvonne by a very reputable and well known gem vendor). This piece was actually probably the best piece in that parcel (certainly one of them) - Yvonne has had several parcels since, but I was lucky enough to get first choice of the first one. This is a gorgeous gem. It's not large, but it's not tiny either, and the strong color makes it really stand out. The cut is not precision, but not bad at all - there's no window, and this faces up nicely for the size. I thought about having Jerry recut this one, since he successfully recut another one for me from the same parcel (it turned out to be an incredibly stunning gem; this material is amazing); but honestly the cut is just not bad at all, so I decided against a recut in the end.

The color is strongly saturated, a beautiful reddish pink that fluoresces redder in sunlight. I've included pics of it next to less saturated, pinker mahenges that I own for comparison. I own a larger one, and a better cut one; but this one is arguably the best colored mahenge I own. (obviously the other gems shown are not included in the sale ;). It is also shown sitting loose in a setting I used to own.

I will consider any reasonable offer; this is priced lower than what this would sell for now bc I bought it somewhat before prices skyrocketed (not completely before, but kind of in the middle, lol). This material now definitely sells for a higher price per carat than what I'm asking.

Shipping included in price, within US only. (Sorry but I only ship within the US!). Pymt via paypal only, please. This will ship insured via USPS.

Please ask all questions before deciding to buy; I am selling from my collection, and as such do not typically offer returns. I answer questions quickly, and will do my best to make sure you have all info before buying. I'm an active PS member and ebay seller under the ID katharath; you can check out my feedback if you like, I've sold for many years on ebay and more recently, over here :)