“Antique Russian 14k Gold Naviet Style Ring with Sapphire and Rubies”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique Russian 14k gold ring in naviet style centered with natural sapphire rubies and old mine cut diamonds ring head diameter 2.8cm hall marked 56 imperial russian gold standard r...
“Antique 14k Gold Russian Ring with 1.50ct Sapphire and Diamonds, 1917”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique Russian era 14k gold ring centered with large cabochon mid night blue sapphire color with a diameter of 13mm×8mm in oval cut flanked with old mine cut diamonds estimate weig...
Antique Trinity Halo Ring 1.4 ctw natural Sapphire Diamonds 18K Gold Ø5.5US/4.7g
Located in SE
Beautiful Triple Halo Ring hand-made in Europe ca. early XX cent. Not hallmarked. The crown is composite / with clusters in Platinum /or White God on solid 18K Yellow Gold band (tes...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
GIA 1.20 Carat Art Deco Diamond 14 Karat Yellow Gold Sapphire Engagement Ring
Located in Hicksville, NY
Year: 1914 (“Engraved July 4th 1914” on the inner shank) Item Details: Ring Size: 8 Metal Type: 14K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 4.9 grams Diamond Details: GIA Rep...
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Art Nouveau Russian Ring Demantoid Ruby Sapphire 56 Gold ØUS4 / 1.76gr
Located in SE
Antique Art Nouveau period Russian Ring featuring distinctive floral design and high-quality craftsmanship and specific gemstones popular at that time : Russian Ural green Demantoid...
Sapphire, Garnet, Ruby, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique German Halo Ring natural 0.7ct Sapphire Diamonds 18K Gold Ø 6.25US/1.3gr
Located in SE
Beautiful early 20 cent. period Halo Ring in solid 18K Green Gold with top of the crown in Silver featuring Green with tint of Blue Sapphire and 12 Rose cut Diamonds. Hallmarked 18ct...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1917 Ring 2ct natural Sapphire 2.2 ctw Diamonds solid 18K Gold Silver Ø5US/6.7gr
Located in SE
Swedish Cluster Ring set with claw set old diamond cut natural Blue Sapphire surrounded with 11 old rose cut Diamonds in Silver cluster settings. The band and base part of the crown ...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Art Deco Synthetic Blue Sapphire and Diamond Platinum Earrings
Located in OVIEDO, AS
Art-Deco Synthetic Blue Sapphire and Diamond Drop Earrings. Each earring features a magnificent cobalt center stone, deep blue with ever-changing flashes of light and dark These gor...
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Edwardian 18ct Gold, Sapphire & Diamond Cluster Ring with Diamond Shoulders
Located in London, England
A really pretty sapphire and diamond cluster ring, made circa 1910.
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
GIA Certified 1.01 Carat Diamond White Gold Engagement Ring
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ring Size: 6.95 Metal Type: 18 karat White Gold Weight: 2.5 grams Center Diamond Details GIA CERTIFIED Center Diamond - Certificate # 6204280670 Shape: Old European Brilliant Cara...
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Art Nouveau Platinum 18K Gold 1.77ctw Pearl Sapphire Diamond Navette Ring
Located in Houston, TX
Gender: Ladies Metal Type: 18K Yellow Gold & 900 Platinum Ring Size: 4.25 Width: 25.50 mm tapering to 13.70 mm Thick: 1.00 mm Weight: 5.10 grams Ladies 18K yellow gold and ...
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Padparadschah Oval Sapphire Approximately 1.10 Carat, Diamond & 14 Karat Ring
Located in Berkeley, CA
This stunning French 'Turn of the Century' Ring is a beautiful light peach pink Padparadschah Sapphire surrounded by Platinum filigree set diamonds. The carat wight of the diamonds i...
Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique Edwardian 1910s 0.90 Carat Old European Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18K white gold with an Old European cut Diamond at the center weighing approximately 0.90 carat, G color, SI1 clarity, and accenting Square cut Sapphires. Circa 19...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Gemstone Flower Pendant of Silver and 14k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
An exceptional Eastern European jewel, featuring a floral motif set with an array natural rubies, emeralds, and sapphires in 91 zolotnik silver (approximately 950 silver purity).
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique Edwardian 1910s 1.20 Carat Old European Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in platinum with an Old European cut Diamond at the center weighing approximately 1.20 carats, G color, VS2 clarity. The ring features several smaller accenting Round ...
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Edwardian 1910s 2.37 Carat Old Mine Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18K white gold with a GIA certified Old Mine cut Diamond weighing 2.37 carat, I color, SI1 clarity, GIA #12500962. The ring features accenting Square-cut blue Sapph...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
AGL Yogo Montana Deco Kite Shaped Sapphire Natural Pearl Gold Platinum Brooch
Located in Stamford, CT
Natural no heat Yogo Gulch Montana Sapphires, circa 1910. Four rare Art Deco kite shaped AGL certified natural, no heat Sapphires mounted on a platinum setting and accented with 4 na...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Diamond Halo Ring. 1.40ct Old European Cut Diamond Platinum Ring I VS1
Located in New York, NY
Other Details: Primary Stone: Diamond Center Diamond Weight: 1.40 Carats Center Diamond Cut: Old European Cut Center Diamond Color: I Color Center Diamond Clarity: VS1 Secondary Sto...
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Serpent Snake 18K Yellow Gold Gem Set Pendant
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat (18K) yellow gold and gem set pendant designed as a yellow gold snake or serpent entwined around itself with a gemset pendant bail. Gemstones including moonstone, turquoi...
Chrysoberyl, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Moonstone, Multi-g...
French 18k Yellow Gold Multi-Gemstone Cocktail Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
The pierced decorated mount displays a feature round cut garnet, a round cut emerald, three Old European cut diamonds and three marquise cut sapphires individually claw set to the st...
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
An Edwardian sapphire and diamond brooch
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian sapphire and diamond brooch, the lilac colour cushion-shaped faceted sapphire weighing 3.60 carats, claw-set to the centre of a lozenge-shaped openwork plaque, set with ...
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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.