Sourcing philosophy
Direct relationships with cutters and small-scale miners in Ratnapura, Elahera, and select international deposits. We buy rough for colour, not for yield.
The house
Founded on provenance. Practised in discretion.
Ceylon Vault is a private house dealing in individually documented gemstones for collectors, jewellers, and family offices who prize origin, colour integrity, and quiet handling.
Documentation first
Every stone is submitted to an independent laboratory before release. We publish masked metadata only and release full reports after verification.
Craftsmanship
Our Colombo atelier finishes each piece under a single master cutter's supervision. Certificates travel with the stone; provenance travels with the transaction.
A brief history
Three generations, one river.
The house began as a family concession on the Kalu Ganga, where the current principal's grandfather traded rough sapphire in the mid twentieth century. What was once a regional trade now serves an international clientele, but the first hour of every working day is still spent at the water's edge.
We take a small number of pieces each year. We do not deal in commercial parcels, and we do not list without documentation. What we present is what we would keep.