8 Carat Yellow Sapphire
2010s Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Bridal Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Brooches
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Neoclassical Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Quartz, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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2010s Contemporary Fashion Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Gold
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Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Bridal Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Yello...
2010s Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
1990s Contemporary Link Bracelets
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Drop Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural ...
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Oriental P...
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Oriental P...
Antique 19th Century Unknown Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
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Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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Diamond, Platinum
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
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Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
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Amethyst, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Titanium
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Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
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Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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8 Carat Yellow Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
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The Legacy of Sapphire in Jewelry Design
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.