Large Sapphires
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Monotype
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, Wh...
Vintage 1960s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, S...
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White G...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Rubelite, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Italian Chandelier Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan More Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clamper Bracelets
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, P...
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Agate, South ...
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Black Pearl, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Spanish Neoclassical Cluster Rings
Diamond, 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.