The Largest Star Blue Sapphire in the World - EDB Sri Lanka Export

The Blue Giant of the Orient is the world’s largest faceted blue sapphire. This precious stone was discovered in 1907 and was purchased by an anonymous American buyer. After it resurfaced at Christie’s jewels auction in 2004, it started receiving its long-awaited spotlight. It was styled in diamonds and was purchased by a British buyer.

As the source of the largest blue sapphires in the world, Sri Lanka is the undisputed sapphire capital and home to some of the most celebrated sapphires in the world.

The Star of Adam is an oval-shaped blue sapphire, which is the world’s largest star sapphire in the world. This stone weighs 1404.49 carats. It has a value of 100 million USD.

The Blue Belle of Asia is the 4th largest and most expensive sapphire in the world. It is also a 400-carat peacock blue sapphire mounted on a necklace of diamonds and platinum. It cost $17.3 million USD. It has the highest price ever set on a sapphire. Logan sapphire is now housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The 423 carats, violently blue-colored sapphire is the size of an egg. It is the world’s third-largest faceted blue sapphire.
The Star of India is housed at the American Museum of Natural History. The precious stone, which is the size of a golf ball, is 564 carats in weight and contains a unique six-string star caused by the mineral traces of the gemstone.

The Star of Bombay is exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The way that this stone got the name still remains a mystery. It weighs 182 carats.

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