No reserve price - Ring Silver - Ruby 2.6 ct (UNHEATED)

We bring to you a stunning ring set with a 2.6 ct natural velvety precious ruby from the famous mines of Jegdalek. The stone was acquired by us directly from the mines in rough, over many hours we painstakingly cut away and formed the stone into this beautiful faceted stone. This stone is 100% natural, not only that is is not heated this color is entirely how the earth has produced it. This is rare as many rubies on the market are heated to bring our their color. Why Jegdalek rubies are special? They form in metamorphic environments with lower iron content, meaning under sunlight and UV they fluorescent, glowing, similar like the Burmese rubies, in fact many labs confuse Afghan Jegdalek rubies being from Burma when they are truly from Afghanistan.

Not many people know this but the people of Pakistan have always been pioneers and connoisseurs of Gemstones from the Indus Valley Civilizations to Gandharan to other rich civilizations. In fact the most important Mughal ruler who was seen as a great lover of Gemstones, Shah Jahan was born in Lahore, which is now in Pakistan. Royal Karhanas in these cities across these lands produced elaborate jewellery and manufactured stones into beautiful works of art. Many of our ancestors are from these same civilizations. An example of such rich gemstone treasures was the royal Lahore court from which many thousands of very important gemstones, from the Kohinoor diamond to historically significant spinel's, emeralds of great wealth was stored manufactured and then later taken by the British. Yet this history is almost forgotten and simply labelled "Indian", but this is our history. When you acquire this piece of jewellery you are becoming apart of that long history, you support the miner communities that rely on these stones for their source of food. Not only that but this piece is something that you can pass on to your children for them to cherish. This ruby also has a good size to it, the ring is left without black lacquer so the ruby speaks for itself, since silver is the most reflective metal it is very shiny where the metal has been engraved.

It is a common misconception that, until recent times, all red gemstones were simply classified as rubies. In reality, distinctions between different red stones were recognised over a thousand years ago. The renowned scholar Al-Biruni (lived over 1000 years ago) documented observations on gemstones, including their varying hardness and physical properties, despite the absence of modern gemological technology. In Kitāb al-Jamāhir fī Maʿrifat al-Jawāhir (“The Book Most Comprehensive in Knowledge on Precious Stones”), Al-Biruni described differences in gemstone hardness and appearance more than a thousand years ago, demonstrating that distinctions between red gemstones were recognised long before modern gemology. This challenges the modern assumption that gemstone differentiation is a purely recent development in gemology.

The ring was made by our own family craftsmen that have been jewellers since 1875.
Engraved fully by hand inspired by the rich heritage and culture of our ancestors, the Mughals, Persian influence, nature and older civilisations of these rich lands. Rubies are significant in our culture and the Muslim faith as it is one of the stones mentioned in the Holy Quran.

In islam men are forbidden to wear gold, silver is highly important as it is seen as a metal that is not only pure but sunnah (worn by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)), Silver is a very important metal in our culture. That is why many rings with precious stones are set into silver for men, and is why we have set this natural ruby into silver.

This ruby has natural inclusions giving it an almost velvety appearance.

Cut style - Oval Mixed cushion cut.
Treatment - Untreated, no heat no dye no glass 100% natural.
Color - Purplish red.
Metal - Pure Sterling Silver 925.
Stone Origin - Jegdalek Afghanistan.
Size - Around 67mm
Made in Pakistan, sent from the United Kingdom.

Photographs have been taken using professional cameras, natural and led lighting, macro and normal lenses. The ring is unused, new, may have some blemishes or some slight scratches from manufacturing process, the ruby itself may have some natural imperfection on the surface. The color may vary depending on your screen and in some lightings the ruby may appear more red or pink or purple. In some lightings the color may look reddish purple or more pink.

Shipping, sent in secure packing without box, sent in discreet outside box as to keep the item safe. Insured and fully tracked. Please be advised customs or other handling customs fees by your country may be added which is the responsibility of the bidder to pay. For bidders in the USA, due to changes in shipping rules from the UK to USA, All customs fees and duties need to be paid in advance before the item is shipped, this will be calculated at the time of sale, we will contact you and duties must be paid before we ship the item to you. Again these charges are the responsibility of the buyer.

An amazing opportunity got anyone that is looking for something special, not your high street jeweller.

About us. Origin Gems(R) are a group of GIA Alumnus (Gemological Institute of America) and geologists (University of Peshawar) that work directly with miners across the areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan with miners to people in the trade. Our founders have heritage in the jewellery and gemstone trade going back more than 150 years. We now document the miners communities and also write articles for journals, and purchases like yours help not only the miners but our team continue our work documenting the mines of these unseen communities.

Please only bid if you can pay, it takes us a lot of time and effort to put these auctions up and bidding and later not paying takes away not only time but the opportunity of someone else who would have purchased this item. Thank you May God bless you and good luck bidding.