Large Sapphires
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White...
Early 20th Century Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Drop Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Dome Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Engagement Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Artist Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Three-Stone Rings
14k Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Sapphire, Druzy, Gold, 18k Gold, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Rhodolite
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Etruscan Revival Signet Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Bangles
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Chain Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chain Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Sri Lankan Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k 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.