I recently inherited a 100 + year old ring from my dad that he got from his grand-father back in Portugal. My dad had the ring appraised, and I have a copy of the appraisal, back in 1993 from A DeMello Gemological Laboratory in New Bedford, Mass. and they appraised it at $62,000. It is a 14K yellow gold ring weighing approx. 15.1 DWT with a 4.1 mm wide shank. The ring contains an approx. 15.00 x 10.2 x 7.25 mm 11.4 carat oval shaped "natural" blue sapphire. It states it is of Med. Ceylon color Hue, Med. tone and medium intensity. Slightly imperfect clarity. Very good finish and proportion. Inclusion visible to the unaided eye. I want to get more information about this ring. Most people I have spoken to on the phone said the stone must be fake because it is so big. I explained to them that it has been in my family for over 100 years and they don't seem to be of much help. I guess my question is, have any of you ever seen a natural stone as big as 11.4 carats? I appreciate any help I can get with this. There are 5 kids in my family and my dads wishes were to sell it and split the money evenly. Thank you,