Kashmiri Antique Ladies Rings

Kashmir sapphires have acquired an almost legendary status, due to both their unique colour and texture, and their extreme rarity. Deposits of Kashmir sapphires were first discovered and mined in the early 1880s, following a landslide in a remote valley in the Kashmir region of India. Hearing of these sapphires, brighter than any previously discovered, the Maharaja of Kashmir purchased the mine and work began to uncover these treasures. The mine was active for just five years between 1882 and 1887, when the supply of sapphires was depleted.