Sapphire Sri Lanka 8 Carat
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, ...
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sri Lankan Baroque Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Band Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Retro Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Pla...
Vintage 1930s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s European Modernist Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s English Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Emerald, Silver, Gold Pla...
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, S...
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Sil...
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Sapphire Sri Lanka 8 Carat For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Sapphire Sri Lanka 8 Carat?
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.