Largest star sapphires in the world 2

Star of Artaban

The Star of Artaban is a milky blue colour cabochon-cut star sapphire of 287 carat is a Sri Lankan origin. Contrast to sapphires which occurs with transparently the star of Artaban is transparency is obscured by the milkyness. The name of the gem is based on the tale of "The Other Wise Man" by Henry van Dyke. The story's hero, Artaban, was a wise man from Persia who set out to join the Biblical Magi in their journey to see the newborn Jesus. He purchased three great gems, one of which was a sapphire, to present as a gift to the newborn king. He never achieved his goal, and gave his gems to the needy instead. The gem was purchased by a member of the Georgia Mineral Society toward the end of 1943. It was later presented anonymously by the same family to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Photo - Star of Artaban blue star sapphire

Star of India

One of the largest grayish blue Star sapphire gems in the world. It is almost flawless weighing at 563 Carats. The specialty of this masterpiece is that it has stars on the both sides which is extremely rare for this size of sapphire. Though it was called the star of India this is actually discovered in Sri Lanka.

India does not have record of producing sapphire of this size in a long time and the puzzling question was how it got the name as star of India. The possible explanation was that the time the stone was found the Sri Lanka was under rule and Administered by the British East Indian company from Madras in India. The India being the proud and largest British administrated country known to the world, took the liberty of announcing the gem as the property British East Indian company which stuck to the name of the stone.

A British Army officer brought it to London, where it was cut by Albert Ramsay around 1905. Morgan donated the Star of India along with the rest of the collection to the American Museum of Natural History.

Photo - Star of India blue star Sapphire

Star of Adam

The Star of Adam is an oval-shaped blue star sapphire, currently the largest star sapphire in the world. It weighs 1,404.49 carats (280.898 g; 9.9084 oz). Prior to its discovery, the Black Star of Queensland, weighing 733 carats (146.6 g), was the largest star sapphire gem in the world.

The world’s biggest blue star sapphire was recently found in a Sri Lankan mine, weighing an astonishing 1,404 carats. The owner, who remains anonymous, of the rare sapphire has valued the gem at over $300 million. Reports indicate that the sapphire was found in Ratnapura nearby Sri Lanka in the fall of 2015 and just recently surfaced in the international community.

Photo - Star of Adam blue star saphhire

Serendipity Sapphire

The world's largest star sapphire cluster has been unearthed by accident in a backyard in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan authorities say that the cluster was found by workmen digging a well in the backyard of a house in the gem-rich area of Ratnapura. The name Ratnapura, in fact, means city of gems, and it is known as Sri Lanka's gem capital.

The sapphire cluster, which weighs around 510 kilograms or 2.5 million carats, was discovered in the house of a gem trader who does not want to reveal his full name of location for security reasons. "The person who was digging the well alerted us about some rare stones. Later we stumbled upon this huge specimen," he told the media outlet.

But experts have warned that though the specimen has a high carat value at 2.5 million, all the stones inside the cluster may not be high-quality.

It is a special star sapphire specimen, probably the biggest in the world. Given the size and its value, it will interest private collectors or museums.

The rock has been named the "Serendipity Sapphire." Experts say it has an estimated value of up to $100 million in the international market.