1.83 Ct. Garnet from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a quiet kind of fire that lives inside certain stones, a hush of embers waiting for light to wake them, and this 1.83 carat pear shape red garnet sings that quiet song. Transparent and true, the gem measures 9.20 by 7.08 by 3.60 millimeters, a poised teardrop of color carved with intention. Its hue is vivid and immediate, the color intensity drawing the eye like a distant lantern through dusk, and yet it is nuanced with depth and warmth. The clarity is very very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, a gentle signature of nature that only serves to remind the wearer that this is an unaltered gift. There is no enhancement, only the honest origin of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, a place where earth and sea and sun conspire to give birth to treasures. The polish is excellent, each surface touched until it sings, and the mixed brilliant cut harmonizes classic facets with modern precision. When you hold this garnet you feel the calm authority of a stone that needs no artifice, only a careful setting to let its heart glow.

The pear shape is a silhouette of romance, a softened point that guides light inward and out again, and the mixed brilliant cut is the language it uses. By combining the broad, open facets above the girdle with a more intricate pavilion beneath, the cutter has choreographed an interior dance, where rays of light enter through the table, pirouette across angled facets, and return as warmth and sparkle. The crown facets embrace incoming beams, bending them toward the pavilion where a cathedral of facets captures and multiplies the light, sending fragments of brilliance back through the heart of the gem. This interplay creates scintillation that is both bold and subtle, flashes of flame across the surface, and internal flashes that glow like embers under velvet. The mixed brilliant arrangement maximizes return of light, nurturing both sparkle and depth, while the carefully calculated angles control how the garnet breathes color. Instead of a flat, single tone, this stone offers layered reds, from bright garnet flame to deeper claret pools, all reflective of the gem’s inherent refractive dance. The excellent polish completes the performance, allowing each facet edge to be a mirror, and each mirror to reflect the next in an unending echo that draws the eye and holds it.

Worn at the heart of a creation, the pear form flatters the hand and elevates a moment into a memory. The gentle taper of the shape elongates a finger with graceful intent, the deeper lower belly of the gem catching light with the rhythm of a heartbeat, while the pointed crown invites proximity and promise. In a ring, it becomes a private sun, warming skin and conversation, in a pendant it becomes a secret compass, pointing toward what matters. The heritage of Ceylon gives this garnet a story, a provenance of tropical soils and patient geology, and the absence of enhancement means that what you love is wholly natural. The stone’s very very slightly included clarity is a whisper of authenticity, tiny marks that only deepen the experience of owning something real and rare. Whether set in warm gold to echo its own red glow, or embraced by cool metal for contrast, the gem responds to its setting with generosity, throwing back light, color, and life. To hold this garnet is to hold a small world where light arrives, lingers, and departs changed and more beautiful than before.

At The Natural Gemstone Company we seek stones that speak with honesty and beauty, and this pear shaped garnet is one such voice. We present it as a finished and polished treasure, one point eight three carats of warm color and thoughtful cut, ready to be set by a jeweler or kept as a singular object of devotion. We honor its origin, we note its dimensions, and we celebrate the skill that transformed raw crystal into an object of romance. When you choose this gem you choose the music of facets, the poetry of light, and the history of Ceylon in a single, wearable form. Allow it to be the stone that marks a promise, a milestone, a memory, a forever, and let the mixed brilliant cut do the quiet work of making every glance a small ceremony. From our hands to yours, this garnet is offered with care, its color vivid, its polish excellent, its nature unchanged, and its presence waiting to become a part of your story.