Large Sapphires
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Italian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Contemporary Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
2010s Israeli Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Swedish Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Pendant Necklaces
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Swedish Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Swedish Renaissance Revival Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Rope Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Gilt Metal
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Garnet, Tsavorite, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s German Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Drop Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1910s Cocktail Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Spanish Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
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Large Sapphires For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Large Sapphires?
The Legacy of Sapphire in Jewelry Design
On 1stDibs, shop the bright blue gems that star in sapphire rings, sapphire necklaces and other vintage and antique sapphire jewelry.
Sapphires — the stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor — have been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Picture a sapphire. If the stone you conjure is a deep cornflower blue, you’re seeing only part of the picture. Although blue Kashmirs are considered the most valuable, sapphires come in every color except red. No matter the hue, this very special gem is rich in history and beloved by royals (FYI, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton share an 11-carat sapphire engagement ring), so September babies are in very noble company.
America’s version of royalty — old money and celebrities — have also shown a predilection for the blue stones. In 1940, John D. Rockefeller Jr. had Cartier mount a 62-carat sapphire he had bought from an Indian maharajah in a brooch for his first wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; in 2001, the piece sold for a then-record of $3,031,000 at Christie’s New York.
The grand dame of jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor had a passion for the gems that her lovers were happy to indulge. Second husband Michael Wilding gave her an engagement ring set with a cabochon sapphire, while Richard Burton famously presented her with a BVLGARI sautoir set with diamonds and sapphires, including at its center a cabochon Burmese weighing 52.72 carats. One of the star lots in the sale of Taylor’s jewels at the Christie’s New York in 2011, it sold for $5,906,500.
You don’t have to have blue blood or a bulging bank account, however, to get an eyeful of this much-coveted gem. A number of outstanding examples reside in public collections.
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History owns the 423-carat Logan sapphire, a gift from the Guggenheim family, and the Hall sapphire and diamond necklace, designed by Harry Winston and featuring 36 fine, well-matched cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphires weighing a combined 195 carats. Also in the collection is the Bismarck sapphire necklace, designed by Cartier and sporting a central sapphire weighing 98.6 carats, which Mona Von Bismarck donated to the museum.
Sapphires are composed of corundum. Their color derives from trace elements, such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper or magnesium. When the trace element produces a ruby hue, the stone is called, what else, a ruby. (which is, as mentioned above, why sapphires cannot be red by definition).
The allure of large gemstones endures throughout the periods characterized as vintage, and sapphire features frequently in vintage engagement rings. (On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.