Large Sapphires
Vintage 1970s French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Iolite, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yell...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s African Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Romantic Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire,...
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, ...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Drop Earrings
Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Brooches
Natural Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 15k Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
20th Century Unknown Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
Early 20th Century Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Si...
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Italian Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsavo...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sap...
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Canadian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sap...
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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.