List of famous blue sapphires in the world greater than 100 carats in weight arranged in descending order of carat weights
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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 | Blue Giant of the Orient | 486.52 | Sri Lanka | cushion | Unknown |
| 4 | Queen Marie of Romania | 478.68 | Sri Lanka | drop-shape cushion | Unknown |
| 5 | Logan Sapphire | 423.00 | Sri Lanka | rectangular cushion | NMNH-Smithsonian |
| 6 | Blue Belle of Asia | 400.00 | Sri Lanka | unknown | Previous owner Lord Naffield |
| 7 | Le Cote d’ Azur | 397.095 | Burma | cabochon-star | Unknown |
| 8 | Unnamed-Gem Authority, Sri Lanka | 393.00 | Sri Lanka | cabochon star | National Gem & Jewelry Authority-Sri Lanka |
| 9 | The King | 392.75 | Unknown | cabochon- star | Previous owner William G. William |
| 10 | Unnamed | 337.66 | Sri Lanka | unknown | Sheik Ahmad Hassan Fitaihi |
| 11 | Catherine the Great Sapphire | 337.10 | - | oval | Unknown |
| 12 | Star of Asia | 330.00 | Burma | round cabochon-star | NMNH-Smithsonian |
| 13 | Star of Artaban | 316.00 | Sri Lanka | cabochon-star | NMNH-Smithsonian |
| 14 | Empress Maria’s Sapphire | 260.37 | Sri Lanka | oval cushion | State Diamond Fund Moscow |
| 15 | Loop Sapphire-1 | 252.00 | Unknown | unknown | Unknown |
| 16 | Loop Sapphire-2 | 225.00 | Unknown | table-cut | Unknown |
| 17 | Unnamed | 206.82 | Unknown | oval-cushion | Unknown |
| 18 | Unnamed | 204.39 | Unknown | oval cabochon- star | Unknown |
| 19 | Star of Lanka | 193.39 | Sri Lanka | oval cabochon-star | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto |
| 20 | J. P. Morgan Sapphire-1 | 188.00 | Sri Lanka | unknown | AMNH-New York City |
| 21 | Star of Bombay | 182.00 | Sri Lanka | oval cabochon-star | NMNH-Smithsonian |
| 22 | J. P. Morgan Sapphire-2 | 158.72 | Sri Lanka | unknown | AMNH-New York City |
| 23 | J. P. Morgan Sapphire-3 | 154.00 | Sri Lanka | unknown | AMNH_New York City |
| 24 | Unnamed | 152.35 | Unknown | round cabochon-star | Former owner Duchess of Windsor |
| 25 | Ruspoli Sapphire | 135.80 | Unknown | cuboidal | Natural History Museum, Paris |
| 26 | Midnight Star Sapphire | 116.75 | Sri Lanka | round cabochon-star | AMNH-New York City |
| 27 | Blue Princess | 113.72 | Unknown | cushion | Unknown |
| 28 | Stuart Sapphire | 104.00 | Unknown | oval | British Crown Jewels |
| 29 | Star of Ceylon | 101.01 | Sri Lanka | oval cabochon-star | Private collection, Seattle |
| 30 | Bismarck Sapphire | unknown | Sri Lanka | cushion | NMNH-Smithsonian |
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