10 Carat Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Bangles
Sapphire, Diamond, Star Sapphire, Silver
2010s Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Green Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Dome Rings
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Chrome Tourmaline, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, ...
2010s American Brooches
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Dome Rings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, Pla...
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Empire Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, D...
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Link Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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10 Carat Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 10 Carat Sapphire?
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The highest carat sapphire to ever be discovered is the Blue Giant of the Orient, as of January 2022. It weighs 486.52 carats and originated from a mine in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of sapphire gemstone jewelry.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023How much a 1-carat natural sapphire is worth depends on its color, cut and quality. Sapphires can range in value from $25 to thousands of dollars per carat. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable jewelry expert can examine a particular gemstone piece and give you an estimate of its value. On 1stDibs, find a collection of sapphire gemstone jewelry.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A standard size of a round sapphire is 6mm which is approximately one carat, making 7mm sapphires just slightly larger than a carat. Because sapphires are heavier than diamonds, a one carat sapphire is slightly smaller than a one carat diamond.