Large Sapphires
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Drop Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Antique 1890s Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, Steel
Vintage 1970s French Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Retro Brooches
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Hematite, Opal, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Yellow Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artisan Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Indian Dangle Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Brooches
Coral, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Hematite, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1970s French Retro Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
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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.