Large Sapphires
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Kunzite, Sapphire, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Religious Items
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Stud Earrings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s French Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Link Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Morganite, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Artisan Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White 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.