Large Sapphires
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Cocktail Rings
Silver
Vintage 1980s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Belgian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Post-War Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Jade, Opal, Pearl, Quartz, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold Plate, Sterlin...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Tsavorite...
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s English Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold Plate,...
2010s Hong Kong Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Retro Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Retro Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1990s Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Charm Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14...
Vintage 1930s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
American Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, 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.