1.17 Ct. Purplish Red Ruby from Burma (Myanmar)

A single flame of history and light rests beneath your gaze, a marquise shaped ruby that seems to hold a twilight sky within its facets, a GIA certified Purplish Red treasure weighing 1.17 carat, transparent and alive. Its elongated silhouette measures 10.10 x 5.10 x 2.90 mm, cut in a faceted, mixed brilliant style that catches and scatters light like a secret told under moonlight. The color is intense, a deep and vivid purplish red that shifts with the tilt of the hand, standing proud and singular against a background of polished metal. Clarity is included when viewed at eye level, an honest and human fingerprint of its natural journey, and the stone has been heated with residue as part of its enhancement history, a common and transparent treatment that deepens its glow. Origin is Burma Myanmar, a storied land for rubies, and an excellent polish completes the stone, giving each facet a mirror like finish that sings when it meets light. The Natural Ruby Company presents this gem not as an object, but as a promise of memory, ready to be shaped into a piece that will carry your story.

Imagine this marquise as the heart of a ring, set solitaire on a slender band so the stone floats like a boat upon a river of metal, or cradled in a halo of small white diamonds that amplify its color like constellations around a lone planet. For the romantic bride who dreams of vintage whispers, envision a filigree or millegrain setting in warm 18 karat rose gold, where the elongated profile of the marquise complements a tapered shoulder and delicate engraving. For a modern voice, consider an east west orientation, set horizontally to read like a script across the finger, or a tension mounting that suspends the ruby between two arms, allowing light to enter from every angle and creating a striking illusion of weightless depth. A bezel setting will guard the delicate points and lend a minimalist, contemporary silhouette, while four or six prongs will maximize the flash and show off the mixed brilliant cut. Metal choices from platinum to 18 karat yellow, white, or rose gold each frame the purplish red differently, turning the same gem into a warm antique heirloom, a cool modern band, or a soft romantic token.

Beyond the ring, the marquise shape invites a myriad of designs that carry emotion in different rhythms, each option a verse in a longer poem. As a pendant, the stone can be set point upwards to elongate the neckline, or suspended horizontally as an intimate bar, balanced by a fine chain in satin finish. As a pair of drop earrings, twin marquises echo each other like lovers across a room, or they can be flanked by melee diamonds in a cluster that bathes the ruby in brilliant white fire. For a bridal set, this ruby can sit between two tapered diamonds in a three stone composition, symbolizing past present and future, or it can be embraced by a hidden halo that reveals a blush of light only when worn. For those who favor the dramatic, a cocktail ring with scalloped gallery work and mixed gemstones will let the intense color take center stage. Even in cufflinks, tie pins, or a delicate bracelet, the elongated marquise becomes an elegant punctuation, a line of poetry cast in color. When designing, I consider the depth of 2.90 mm and the length to width ratio, ensuring prongs are placed to protect the sharp ends, and that the mount allows the mixed brilliant facets to breathe and reflect freely.

At The Natural Ruby Company we guide you through every choice with care, combining artisanal design knowledge with the precise language of gemology so your finished piece feels both inevitable and uniquely yours. We supply the GIA certification that attests to the stone identity and quality, and we are transparent about its enhancement history, its Burmese origin, and its included clarity at eye level, so you may decide with confidence. Commissioning this ruby as an engagement ring, an anniversary gift, or a private keepsake is a collaborative act, and we offer sketches, metal samples, and mounting options to imagine the ruby in every light and angle. Allow us to help you choose the metal, the setting style, and the accent stones that will sing with this purplish red heart. Let this marquise become a promise set in metal, a keepsake passed from hand to hand, a quiet blaze that marks a life and a love, and together we will craft the setting that makes its story unmistakably yours.