藍寶石配鑽石戒指, 梵克雅寶（Van Cleef & Arpels）

• 天然「喀什米爾」藍寶石蛋面重21.72卡拉
• 鉑金鑲嵌
• 附品牌刻名
• 年份約1917
指環尺寸：7

Accompanied by Gübelin, SSEF and AGL reports numbered 15097109, 81892 and CS 1073435 respectively, stating that the sapphire weighing 21.72 carats is natural, of Kashmir origin, with no indications of heating, and 'royal blue' and 'cornflower blue' according to the SSEF report and AGL letter respectively; also accompanied by a Gübelin appendix. Please refer to the reports, letters and appendix for further details. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, with French assay mark for platinum. Accompanied by a copy of Van Cleef & Arpels original receipt from 1917. Sapphire blue of strong saturation and velvety appearance, with minor silk, crystal and fingerprint inclusions, a few minor chips and a minor hairline scratch at the tip. The old-mine- and single-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.30 carat in total, about G-H colour, SI-I clarity, as gauged and graded in the mounting. Signs of normal wear to the metal commensurate with the age, in very good condition. Case stamped VCA.
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附瑞士Gübelin證書（編號15097109，日期2016年9月16日）,瑞士SSEF證書﹙編號81892，日期2016年9月25日）及 美國AGL證書（編號CS 1073435，日期2016年4月5日）• 藍寶石產地為喀什米爾 • 未經加熱處理 另附梵克雅寶1917年收據

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情迷矢車菊

喀什米爾藍寶石的礦源處於印度西北部喜瑪拉雅山脈中一個偏遠的地區，於1880年因為一次山泥傾瀉意外被發現寶石級藍寶石礦產。其後的七年間，藍寶石被大量開採，但因為礦源位處高海拔地帶，而且天氣環境惡劣，因此每年只有約三個月適合進行開採活動。直至1887年為止，此礦藏已被開採殆盡，其後在此礦源以南約100米又有第二個礦源被開發，但礦產在質量和份量方面都叫人失望。

喀什米爾藍寶石在全球藍寶石產量中佔極少數，絕對是稀中之稀，但其罕有程度只是它吸引收藏家的其中一個原因。喀什米爾藍寶石的獨特之處在於其顏色，輕柔的色澤被形容為「絲絨」，藍色濃郁誘人，令人一見難忘，其他產地的藍寶石實在難以比擬。

在過往幾年來，蘇富比在拍賣喀什米爾藍寶石方面屢創佳績。先有日內瓦蘇富比在於2013年11月拍出的一對Richlieu藍寶石，然後紐約蘇富比於2014年初再拍出十分具份量的28.18卡拉Oscar & Heyman藍寶石戒指。

此藍寶石蛋面的顏色深邃純厚，燦爛的閃光中帶有絲絨般的輕柔，絕對能代表最頂級的喀什米爾礦產。

梵克雅寶創立於1896年，一直以愛所帶來的創意力量作為設計靈感，因為正是愛促成了梵克雅寶的出現。1895年，一位珠寶行家的千金艾斯特爾•雅寶(Estelle Arpels)嫁給了一位切石工匠的兒子阿爾弗萊德•梵克(Alfred Van Cleef)，由於這對壁人都來自珠寶世家，所以便理所當然地創立了梵克雅寶，取二人之姓為名，並於1906年在法國巴黎的凡登廣場設立新店。

在往後數年，他們成功將梵克雅寶發展成世界級的珠寶品牌。自此以後，因愛而生的梵克雅寶藉著創作偉大的珠寶首飾，將愛承傳至今，就如此藍寶石戒指一樣，成為永恆經典。