Large Sapphires
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Iolite, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yell...
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s British Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White ...
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Belle Époque Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum, Silver
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Hoop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold...
Early 20th Century Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century British Art Nouveau Brooches
Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 15k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Brooches
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American More Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Zircon, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Br...
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Black Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s German Retro Bangles
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
American Cufflinks
2010s Italian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, 14k Gold
20th Century British Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American More Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s German Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bangles
Early 2000s French Wrist Watches
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century British Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Italian Cuff Bracelets
Aquamarine, Coral, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
- 1
- ...
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.