Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Dutch Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Morganite, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
1930s English Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, Black Opal, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold
Vintage and Antique Sapphire Rings, Sapphire Necklaces and Other Sapphire Jewelry for Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, shop the bright blue gems that star in sapphire rings, sapphire necklaces and other vintage and antique sapphire jewelry.
Sapphires — the stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor — have been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Picture a sapphire. If the stone you conjure is a deep cornflower blue, you’re seeing only part of the picture. Although blue Kashmirs are considered the most valuable, sapphires come in every color except red. No matter the hue, this very special gem is rich in history and beloved by royals (FYI, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton share an 11-carat sapphire engagement ring), so September babies are in very noble company.
America’s version of royalty — old money and celebrities — have also shown a predilection for the blue stones. In 1940, John D. Rockefeller Jr. had Cartier mount a 62-carat sapphire he had bought from an Indian maharajah in a brooch for his first wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; in 2001, the piece sold for a then-record of $3,031,000 at Christie’s New York.
The grand dame of jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor had a passion for the gems that her lovers were happy to indulge. Second husband Michael Wilding gave her an engagement ring set with a cabochon sapphire, while Richard Burton famously presented her with a BVLGARI sautoir set with diamonds and sapphires, including at its center a cabochon Burmese weighing 52.72 carats. One of the star lots in the sale of Taylor’s jewels at the Christie’s New York in 2011, it sold for $5,906,500.
You don’t have to have blue blood or a bulging bank account, however, to get an eyeful of this much-coveted gem. A number of outstanding examples reside in public collections.
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History owns the 423-carat Logan sapphire, a gift from the Guggenheim family, and the Hall sapphire and diamond necklace, designed by Harry Winston and featuring 36 fine, well-matched cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphires weighing a combined 195 carats. Also in the collection is the Bismarck sapphire necklace, designed by Cartier and sporting a central sapphire weighing 98.6 carats, which Mona Von Bismarck donated to the museum.
Sapphires are composed of corundum. Their color derives from trace elements, such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper or magnesium. When the trace element produces a ruby hue, the stone is called, what else, a ruby. (which is, as mentioned above, why sapphires cannot be red by definition).
The allure of large gemstones endures throughout the periods characterized as vintage, and sapphire features frequently in vintage engagement rings. (On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.