Coloured Stones

Coloured stones contain a distinctive allure. For centuries they have been treasured by maharajas, emperors and kings. Coloured stones derive from some of the world’s most remote locations, mainly reached by only a few audacious adventurers. Such precious stones are excavated in nearly inaccessible regions far from the consumer world.

 The world of coloured stones is broad and varied and consists of almost any colour, but the Big 3 are the most economically important.

In classical music the Big 3 are Beethoven, Bach and Mozart. In art, its Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt. The world of coloured stones has the Big 3 of its own – Emerald, Sapphire and Ruby. 

Like musical masterpieces, coloured stones can inspire the heart and the soul they can dazzle the mind and the eye. 

Each stone has a long, glorious history. Humans have desired emeralds, sapphires and rubies just as passionately as they have lusted for diamonds. Lives, fortunes, and loves have been won and lost over these remarkable stones. 

The most important value factor in coloured stones is the colour. 

Emerald’s most sought after colour is vivid green and vivid blue-green. 

Blue sapphires instead are the most renowned.  The Ruby is of a deep red colour and increases in value when it merges to a hint of purple.  This stone is also known as the king of precious stones. The most historical rubies, and the majority, were and are still mined in Myanmar.