The original “true blue,” sapphire is one of the world’s most valuable gemstones. It’s one of the world’s most popular gems too since its rich velvety blue color delights the eye and soothes the spirit.
Worthy has been helping sellers find the best deals for their diamond and gemstone jewelry, including many sapphire pieces. Below you will find everything you need to know about selling sapphires and sapphire jewelry with Worthy,
Our Shared Success
How to Sell Sapphires with Worthy
1 Prep for sale
2 Auction online
3 Get paid
- Tell us about your item – answer a few basic questions about your emerald jewelry for our experts to review.
- Shipping – Schedule a secure FedEx pickup from your home or drop off from a FedEx location. Worthy covers all shipping costs plus insured shipping by Lloyds of London.
- Prepare for sale – Our team of experts professionally cleans and photographs your emerald jewelry before sending it out for grading at a third-party lab, such as GIA or IGI.
- Online auction – Once you have set a reserve price and started your online gemstone auction, you’ll be able to watch the offers roll in.
- Get paid – When your item has sold, you’ll receive the final sale amount, minus Worthy’s fee, which is a percentage of the sale price.
World-Class Grading Labs
We put our trust in the best diamond grading labs in the world, such as the GIA and IGI, to grade items prior to auction. Diamonds and gemstones sold with grading reports from these top labsare considered more valuable and can command higher prices.
Antique 5.11 ct. Oval-Cut 3-Stone Sapphire Ring. Sold for $20,105.
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
The most important quality factor for sapphire is color: the best sapphires have a rich, saturated vivid blue. A common myth is that sapphires should have a dark navy blue color: these dark sapphires actually sell for much less than sapphires with a medium blue color. The second most important value factor is clarity, with sapphires that are transparent with no obvious inclusions being the most valuable. Sapphires with a hazy transparency from microscopic inclusions can still sell for a high price because it helps to make the color glow with intensity. Buyers also prefer sapphires that have been well cut to show brilliance and an even color across the gem.
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
There is no generally accepted grading system for sapphire: although some people use quality grades like AAA to describe sapphires, these systems don’t refer to any accepted standards that are the same across vendors. Similarly, fanciful descriptions like “cornflower blue” don’t have formal criteria. Clarity for sapphire is judged with the eye, not a loupe as with diamonds. Other factors that affect the price of a sapphire are carat weight, cut quality, country of origin, treatment, and whether the sapphire is naturally mined or synthetic. Before selling sapphires above a carat in size that you think may be fine quality, you may need a professional gemstone appraisal, as the subtleties of color and clarity can be difficult for a non-professional to evaluate.
How Do You Tell If a Sapphire is Real?
Identifying synthetic sapphires is a task best left to professionals. The distinguishing characteristics that identify a synthetic sapphire are visible under a microscope. Because synthetic sapphires have been produced for more than 100 years, even sapphires set in antique jewelry that has been in your family for centuries might have been lab created. There are also synthetic star sapphires.
Unheated 6 CT Oval-Cut Sapphire and Diamond Pendant Necklace. Sold for $3,726.
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
The price that sapphires sell for depends on quality. It can range from a few dollars per carat to thousands. In 2015, a 27.68-carat cornflower-blue Kashmir sapphire set a world auction record for the price per carat for sapphire at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. The emerald-cut sapphire sold for $6.7 million, or $243,702 per carat.
More About Sapphires
What is a fancy sapphire?
Fancy sapphires are sapphires in any other color than blue. Sapphires are available in pink, yellow, orange, colorless, green and a lovely and valuable orangy-pink known as padparadscha. A red sapphire would be called a ruby: the two gems are the same mineral, corundum and were named for their colors before people could identify minerals.
What are Star Sapphires?
Star sapphires are cabochon-cut sapphires that have a six-rayed star under a spotlight that will move across the dome of the gem as it moves under the light. The star effect, called asterism, is the result of tiny needles of rutile that catch the light at certain angles. Star sapphires are available in many unique colors including gray, lavender, black, pink and orange but stars that have a bright blue body color and a bright clear star are the most valuable.
What shapes are Sapphires available in?
The most common shapes for sapphires are cushions and ovals. Round brilliant cuts are also common in small sizes. Today you can find sapphires in a variety of fancy shapes, including rose cuts too.
Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet. Sold for $1,984.
Are Sapphires treated?
Does a Sapphire’s origin affect its value?
Sapphires are found all over the world, including the US, Thailand, Australia, Myanmar, Kashmir, and Madagascar. The mines in Kashmir and Myanmar are famous for producing very fine sapphires. As a result, sapphires that have a lab report indicating that they come from these mines command a premium. However, the country of origin is never a guarantee of quality: every mine produces mostly low-quality gemstones.
Why do people value Sapphires?
What kinds of jewelry are set with Sapphires?
While sapphires can be found in nearly every type of jewelry, they are most commonly found in rings, earrings, and necklaces. Sapphires are often seen paired with diamonds in jewelry, as they compliment each other and create highly valuable pieces. Sapphires are prominently featured in vintage as well as modern jewelry and are commonly found in estate sales.
Types of Sapphires You Can Sell with Worthy
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298 Interested buyers SOLD The original “true blue,” sapphire is one of the world’s most valuable gemstones. It’s one of the world’s most popular gems too since its rich velvety blue color delights the eye and soothes the spirit. Worthy has been helping sellers find the best deals for their diamond and gemstone jewelry, including many sapphire pieces. Below you will find everything you need to know about selling sapphires and sapphire jewelry with Worthy, We put our trust in the best diamond grading labs in the world, such as the GIA and IGI, to grade items prior to auction. Diamonds and gemstones sold with grading reports from these top labsare considered more valuable and can command higher prices. Antique 5.11 ct. Oval-Cut 3-Stone Sapphire Ring. Sold for $20,105. The most important quality factor for sapphire is color: the best sapphires have a rich, saturated vivid blue. A common myth is that sapphires should have a dark navy blue color: these dark sapphires actually sell for much less than sapphires with a medium blue color. The second most important value factor is clarity, with sapphires that are transparent with no obvious inclusions being the most valuable. Sapphires with a hazy transparency from microscopic inclusions can still sell for a high price because it helps to make the color glow with intensity. Buyers also prefer sapphires that have been well cut to show brilliance and an even color across the gem. There is no generally accepted grading system for sapphire: although some people use quality grades like AAA to describe sapphires, these systems don’t refer to any accepted standards that are the same across vendors. Similarly, fanciful descriptions like “cornflower blue” don’t have formal criteria. Clarity for sapphire is judged with the eye, not a loupe as with diamonds. Other factors that affect the price of a sapphire are carat weight, cut quality, country of origin, treatment, and whether the sapphire is naturally mined or synthetic. Before selling sapphires above a carat in size that you think may be fine quality, you may need a professional gemstone appraisal, as the subtleties of color and clarity can be difficult for a non-professional to evaluate. Identifying synthetic sapphires is a task best left to professionals. The distinguishing characteristics that identify a synthetic sapphire are visible under a microscope. Because synthetic sapphires have been produced for more than 100 years, even sapphires set in antique jewelry that has been in your family for centuries might have been lab created. There are also synthetic star sapphires. Unheated 6 CT Oval-Cut Sapphire and Diamond Pendant Necklace. Sold for $3,726. The price that sapphires sell for depends on quality. It can range from a few dollars per carat to thousands. In 2015, a 27.68-carat cornflower-blue Kashmir sapphire set a world auction record for the price per carat for sapphire at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. The emerald-cut sapphire sold for $6.7 million, or $243,702 per carat. Fancy sapphires are sapphires in any other color than blue. Sapphires are available in pink, yellow, orange, colorless, green and a lovely and valuable orangy-pink known as padparadscha. A red sapphire would be called a ruby: the two gems are the same mineral, corundum and were named for their colors before people could identify minerals. Star sapphires are cabochon-cut sapphires that have a six-rayed star under a spotlight that will move across the dome of the gem as it moves under the light. The star effect, called asterism, is the result of tiny needles of rutile that catch the light at certain angles. Star sapphires are available in many unique colors including gray, lavender, black, pink and orange but stars that have a bright blue body color and a bright clear star are the most valuable. The most common shapes for sapphires are cushions and ovals. Round brilliant cuts are also common in small sizes. Today you can find sapphires in a variety of fancy shapes, including rose cuts too. Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet. Sold for $1,984. Sapphires are found all over the world, including the US, Thailand, Australia, Myanmar, Kashmir, and Madagascar. The mines in Kashmir and Myanmar are famous for producing very fine sapphires. As a result, sapphires that have a lab report indicating that they come from these mines command a premium. However, the country of origin is never a guarantee of quality: every mine produces mostly low-quality gemstones. While sapphires can be found in nearly every type of jewelry, they are most commonly found in rings, earrings, and necklaces. Sapphires are often seen paired with diamonds in jewelry, as they compliment each other and create highly valuable pieces. Sapphires are prominently featured in vintage as well as modern jewelry and are commonly found in estate sales. ,287 378 Interested buyers SOLD The original “true blue,” sapphire is one of the world’s most valuable gemstones. It’s one of the world’s most popular gems too since its rich velvety blue color delights the eye and soothes the spirit. Worthy has been helping sellers find the best deals for their diamond and gemstone jewelry, including many sapphire pieces. Below you will find everything you need to know about selling sapphires and sapphire jewelry with Worthy, We put our trust in the best diamond grading labs in the world, such as the GIA and IGI, to grade items prior to auction. Diamonds and gemstones sold with grading reports from these top labsare considered more valuable and can command higher prices. Antique 5.11 ct. Oval-Cut 3-Stone Sapphire Ring. Sold for $20,105. The most important quality factor for sapphire is color: the best sapphires have a rich, saturated vivid blue. A common myth is that sapphires should have a dark navy blue color: these dark sapphires actually sell for much less than sapphires with a medium blue color. The second most important value factor is clarity, with sapphires that are transparent with no obvious inclusions being the most valuable. Sapphires with a hazy transparency from microscopic inclusions can still sell for a high price because it helps to make the color glow with intensity. Buyers also prefer sapphires that have been well cut to show brilliance and an even color across the gem. There is no generally accepted grading system for sapphire: although some people use quality grades like AAA to describe sapphires, these systems don’t refer to any accepted standards that are the same across vendors. Similarly, fanciful descriptions like “cornflower blue” don’t have formal criteria. Clarity for sapphire is judged with the eye, not a loupe as with diamonds. Other factors that affect the price of a sapphire are carat weight, cut quality, country of origin, treatment, and whether the sapphire is naturally mined or synthetic. Before selling sapphires above a carat in size that you think may be fine quality, you may need a professional gemstone appraisal, as the subtleties of color and clarity can be difficult for a non-professional to evaluate. Identifying synthetic sapphires is a task best left to professionals. The distinguishing characteristics that identify a synthetic sapphire are visible under a microscope. Because synthetic sapphires have been produced for more than 100 years, even sapphires set in antique jewelry that has been in your family for centuries might have been lab created. There are also synthetic star sapphires. Unheated 6 CT Oval-Cut Sapphire and Diamond Pendant Necklace. Sold for $3,726. The price that sapphires sell for depends on quality. It can range from a few dollars per carat to thousands. In 2015, a 27.68-carat cornflower-blue Kashmir sapphire set a world auction record for the price per carat for sapphire at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. The emerald-cut sapphire sold for $6.7 million, or $243,702 per carat. Fancy sapphires are sapphires in any other color than blue. Sapphires are available in pink, yellow, orange, colorless, green and a lovely and valuable orangy-pink known as padparadscha. A red sapphire would be called a ruby: the two gems are the same mineral, corundum and were named for their colors before people could identify minerals. Star sapphires are cabochon-cut sapphires that have a six-rayed star under a spotlight that will move across the dome of the gem as it moves under the light. The star effect, called asterism, is the result of tiny needles of rutile that catch the light at certain angles. Star sapphires are available in many unique colors including gray, lavender, black, pink and orange but stars that have a bright blue body color and a bright clear star are the most valuable. The most common shapes for sapphires are cushions and ovals. Round brilliant cuts are also common in small sizes. Today you can find sapphires in a variety of fancy shapes, including rose cuts too. Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet. Sold for $1,984. Sapphires are found all over the world, including the US, Thailand, Australia, Myanmar, Kashmir, and Madagascar. The mines in Kashmir and Myanmar are famous for producing very fine sapphires. As a result, sapphires that have a lab report indicating that they come from these mines command a premium. However, the country of origin is never a guarantee of quality: every mine produces mostly low-quality gemstones. While sapphires can be found in nearly every type of jewelry, they are most commonly found in rings, earrings, and necklaces. Sapphires are often seen paired with diamonds in jewelry, as they compliment each other and create highly valuable pieces. Sapphires are prominently featured in vintage as well as modern jewelry and are commonly found in estate sales.
Multicolored Sapphire and Diamond Tennis BraceletOur Shared Success
How to Sell Sapphires with Worthy
1 Prep for sale
2 Auction online
3 Get paid
World-Class Grading Labs
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
How Do You Tell If a Sapphire is Real?
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
More About Sapphires
What is a fancy sapphire?
What are Star Sapphires?
What shapes are Sapphires available in?
Are Sapphires treated?
Does a Sapphire’s origin affect its value?
Why do people value Sapphires?
What kinds of jewelry are set with Sapphires?
Types of Sapphires You Can Sell with Worthy
6 CT Modified Oval-Cut Tourmaline and Diamond Pendant NecklaceOur Shared Success
How to Sell Sapphires with Worthy
1 Prep for sale
2 Auction online
3 Get paid
World-Class Grading Labs
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
How Do You Tell If a Sapphire is Real?
How Much Do Sapphires Sell For?
More About Sapphires
What is a fancy sapphire?
What are Star Sapphires?
What shapes are Sapphires available in?
Are Sapphires treated?
Does a Sapphire’s origin affect its value?
Why do people value Sapphires?
What kinds of jewelry are set with Sapphires?
Types of Sapphires You Can Sell with Worthy