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Gordon Star Sapphire and Gordon Sapphire Necklace

Dr Shihaan Larif — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:37:45 +0000

Origin of Name The “Gordon Star Sapphire” and the “Gordon Sapphire” are two different blue sapphires weighing 52 carats and 50 carats respectively, that once belonged to Aron S. Gordon, the founder of Gordon Jewelers, from whom the two blue sapphires get their names. While the “Gordon Star Sapphire” was set in a pendant ring, [...]

List of Blue Sapphires Excluding Blue Star Sapphires Greater than 100-carats in weight

Dr Shihaan Larif — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:08:26 +0000

S/N Name Carat weight Origin Cut/shape Present owners 1 Blue Giant of the Orient 486.52 Sri Lanka cushion Unknown 2 Queen Marie of Romania 478.68 Sri Lanka drop-shape cushion Unknown 3 Logan Sapphire 423.00 Sri Lanka rectangular cushion NMNH-Smithsonian 4 Blue Belle of Asia 400.00 Sri Lanka unknown Previous owner Lord Naffield 5 Unnamed 337.66 [...]

“Blue Belle of Asia” Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:14:14 +0000

Origin of name The name “Blue Belle of Asia” seem to reflect both the quality and the region of origin of this extraordinarily beautiful blue sapphire, said to be one of the top quality blue sapphires in the world. The word “belle” means a beautiful woman, and has been used metaphorically to refer to the [...]

Star of Lanka Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:23:45 +0000

Origin of name

The name reflects the type of gemstone and country of origin

The name "Star of Lanka" reflects both the type of gemstone and its country of origin. The gemstone is a blue star sapphire with a distinct six-rayed…

Unnamed 393-carat Sri Lankan Blue Star Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:51:34 +0000

Origin of Name

The 393-carat blue star sapphire remained unnamed until recently

The 393-carat deep blue star sapphire with a well-defined 6-rayed star discovered in the 1970s from the alluvial gem deposits of Sri Lanka, is presently the…

Famous Blue Star Sapphires Greater than 100 carats in Weight

Dr Shihaan Larif — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:49:09 +0000

S/N Name Carat weight Origin Cut/shape Present owners 1 Lone Star 9,719.50 North Carolina cabochon star Harold Roper 2 Star of India 563.35 Sri Lanka round-cabochon star AMNH-New York 3 Le Cote d’Azur 397.095 Myanmar cabochon star Unknown 4 Unnamed-NGJA, Sri Lanka 393.00 Sri Lanka cabochon star National Gem & Jewelry Authority, Sri Lanka 5 [...]

Empress Maria Alexandrovna Sapphire Brooch

Dr Shihaan Larif — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:40:45 +0000

Origin of name

The brooch gets its name from the Russian Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the empress consort of Czar Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1855-81), who purchased the 260.37-carat enormous Sri Lankan (Ceylon) blue sapphire at the Great London Exhibition held in 1862…

List of famous Sri Lankan blue sapphires greater than 100 carats in weight arranged in descending order of carat weights

Dr Shihaan Larif — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:09:44 +0000

S/N Name Carat Weight Origin Cut/shape 1 Star of India 563.35 Sri lanka round-cabochon Star AMNH-New York City 2 Blue Giant of the Orient 486.52 S. L. cushion unknown 3 Queen Marie of Rumania 478.68 S. L. drop-shape cushion unknown 4 Logan Sapphire 423.00 S. L. rectangular-cushion NMNH-Smithsonian 5 Blue Belle of Asia 400.00 [...]

Catherine the Great’s Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:31:17 +0000

Origin of name The enormous 337.10 carat “Catherine the Great’s Blue Sapphire” gets its name from the one time owner of this gemstone, Catherine the Great (1762-96), one of the two greatest rulers of the Romanov dynasty, that ruled Russia for more than 300 years from 1613 to 1917. Catherine the Great, was a [...]

“The Lone Star”- Blue Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:27:30 +0000

Origin of name

It is not known exactly what inspired the name "The Lone Star" for this massive blue star sapphire weighing 9,719.5 carats, discovered in the mountains of North Carolina in June, 1989, by Harold Roper, a resident of the small hamlet of…

Queen Marie of Romania’s Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:58:32 +0000

Origin of name

The enormous 478.68-carat Sri Lankan blue sapphire gets its name from the onetime owner of the gemstone Queen Marie of Romania (1875-1938), queen consort of King Ferdinand of Romania (1865-1927). The King purchased the gemstone set as a drop to a…

Midnight Star Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:33:06 +0000

Origin of name

What inspired the name midnight ?

©AMNH New York City

The Midnight Star Sapphire is a large deep purple-violet sapphire of Sri Lankan origin, belonging to the American Museum of Natural History, New…

Star Of Artaban

Dr Shihaan Larif — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:57:35 +0000

Origin of name

The "Star of Artaban" is of Sri Lankan origin

Information about the "Star of Artaban" blue sapphire which is presently housed in the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, is very scarce, save…

The Star Of Bombay

Dr Shihaan Larif — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:58:16 +0000

Origin of name Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s comments on the misnomer “Star of India” The “Star of Bombay” is a remarkable and splendid star sapphire owned by the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, which as the eminent Space Scientist and futurologist Sir Arthur C. Clarke said, had by some distressing impertinence [...]

Star of Asia Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:04:34 +0000

Origin of name

The name "Star of Asia Sapphire" seem to reflect both the type of gemstone, which is a star sapphire and the geographical region from where the gemstone originated, the Asian continent. In fact the stone is believed to have originated from…

The Ruspoli Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:45:42 +0000

Origin of name The Ruspoli Sapphire is also variously known as the Wooden-Spoon Seller’s Sapphire and the Great Sapphire of Louis XIV, and all three names seem to have been derived from persons who at one time had owned the sapphire during the course of its long history. The sapphire is reported to have been [...]

The Bismarck Sapphire Necklace

Dr Shihaan Larif — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:23:17 +0000

Origin of name

The Bismarck Sapphire gets its name from Countess Mona von Bismarck who owned the 98.6-carat deep blue Sri Lankan sapphire, since the time she purchased it, perhaps during her visit to Sri Lanka in 1926, which was one…

Hill’s Kashmir Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:34:57 +0000

Origin of name

The 22.66-carat Kashmir blue sapphire is an unnamed blue sapphire that once belonged to the family of the railroad magnate James J. Hill, and was incorporated as the centerpiece of a pendant to an elaborate diamond and sapphire encrusted necklace…

Blue Sapphire Gallery

Dr Shihaan Larif — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:26:11 +0000

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The Rockefeller Sapphire

Dr Shihaan Larif — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:28:17 +0000

Origin of name

The Rockefeller Sapphire gets its name from the one time owner of this extraordinarily beautiful blue sapphire, John D. Rockefeller Jr. the only son of John D. Rockefeller Sr. the renowned American industrialist and philanthropist, who purchased the stone in 1934…