Ring Paparadscha Sapphire

This Papardscha Sapphire ring is stunning. Paparadscha which has Sri Lankan origin looks beautiful surrounded by a silver bezel. The shank has a simple floral texture on it that accentuates the stone. I added a small decorative texture just at the point where the stone rests on the ring shank. I burnished this with 24K Gold foil, an ancient Korean technique called Keum boo. This makes the deep color of the stone really pop.

The ring was made using silver clay rolled out to the necessary thickness and shaped on a ring mandrel. After it was dried and refined it was fired in the kiln at 1650 degrees F for 2 hours. It is 999 pure silver embellished with 24K Gold Foil.

Dimensions Size 10