Large Sapphires
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Spinel, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Go...
Vintage 1970s American Retro Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
Vintage 1960s British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Drop Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Retro Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold...
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
Vintage 1950s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Brooches
Pink Sapphire, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k...
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Cufflinks
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
20th Century Canadian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Stud Earrings
Pearl, Quartz, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Other, Multi-gemstone, Onyx, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Unknown Dome Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Brooches
Amethyst, Citrine, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White ...
Vintage 1940s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow 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.