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1.80 ct Authenticated Tanzanite Gemstone PAIR - (Appraisal - $2,400)

Pear Cut - Includes Appraisal Certificate

  Lot # 988
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1.80 ct Natural Tanzanite Gemstone PAIR- (Appraisal - $2,400)

Pear Cut

Gemstone: Natural Tanzanite

 

Appraisal by JewelScan in Toronto
  • Clarity: VS, Violet/Blue

  • Origin: Tanzania

 

ABOUT TANZANITE

Yes, Tanzanite continues to be on the most valuable gemstones on the market today. This due to the scarcity of Tanzanite itself. It is only found in one area of the world making it a very rare gemstone. The price per carat for Tanzanite continues to rise annually given its rarity and the fact that the premium mines are being mined out and the expense of mining the stone keeps rising.  Tanzanite remains one of the best investment stones as a result of its beauty and declining availability.

Tanzanite is one of the rarest gemstones on earth and one of the most undervalued relative to its rarity. Given its scarcity, it would be reasonable to assume that it would sell at a high premium. It was discovered in the 1960s and named after Tanzania by Tiffany & Co. The famous jewelry firm declared it to be the most beautiful stone discovered in the last 2,000 years. Tanzanite is so rare because it is found and mined in a small area only four kilometers wide and two kilometers long at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in the Manyara Region of Northern Tanzania. According to a Tanzanian geologist, the circumstances that led to its formation 585 million years ago were so exceptional that the likelihood of finding tanzanite anywhere else on earth is one in a million, making it a thousand times rarer than diamonds. At the current rate of mining, the geologist also estimates that the available supply will be depleted within the next 25 years. As a result, tanzanite is known as the “gemstone of a generation” because this generation will be the last one able to buy stones from the primary market before the supply is exhausted.

 

More On Appraisal Certificates

 

We do not appraise in-house.  Only third party appraisal companies are used for certification and valuation of gems.

Appraisal Certificates are done from accredited appraisers and represent the retail insurance replacement value for an item.  While many companies do appraisals (such as jewelry stores), it is important to receive an appraisal by a group that does not involve themselves in the buying or selling of Gems or jewelry pieces as to avoid any conflict of interest.  We typically use Multiple accredited appraisal companies (with Global Offices) for the Jewelry industry, located in the downtown Toronto area or surrounding region.  We also have a number of Certificates from EGL a global appraisal company to the gem industry whose Toronto offices have since closed down.

An appraisal will assign a monetary value to a Gem or piece of jewelry and is ultimately subjective based on the appraiser's criteria for grading and experience.  For this reason, only accredited and experienced appraisers are used to evaluate stones.  An appraisal is not an indication of your buying power, that depends on your ability to "wheel and deal" as well as your source of supply and ability to buy in parcel lots or in bulk.

 

Some Appraisal Company Links:

IGA - accreditedappraisers.com

Gemscan (GS Labs) - http://www.gslaboratories.com/profile.html

AGL - http://www.accurategemlabs.com/

JewelScan - www.jewelscan.ca

Karaman - karamanappraisals.ca

Gem Lab - gemlab.ca

 

From a gemologist Collection

 

Item# 9901205
Auction# RH733