Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

Square Cut Sapphire Platinum Ring

Art Deco 4 Carat Diamond Ring

Art Deco 18k Gold Ring

Mid Century Sapphire Ring

French Art Deco Rings In Platinum

Art Deco Diamond With Sapphire Baguette

Diamond And Sapphire Channel Rings

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Sapphire Ring Art Deco Shield 18K White Gold Cocktail

$2,300

$18,000

$5,000

$22,500

Vintage Art Deco 2.73 Carat Old European Diamond & Sapphire Engagement Ring GIA

Located in Montgomery, AL

A commanding old European-cut diamond takes center stage in this remarkable Art Deco platinum engagement ring, where a delicate sprinkle of deep blue sapphires adds a crisp touch of...

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20th Century Art Deco Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

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Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum

Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring by Tiffany & Co, American, circa 1935.

$41,769

$25,990

Art Deco over 2 carat Diamond Marquise Sapphire Platinum Ring

Located in Geneva, CH

Art Deco over 2 carat Diamond Marquise Sapphire Platinum Ring. Marquise Diamond approx. 2.20 carat M P1, blue sapphire approx. 0.80 carat and diamonds pave 1.20 carat. Size: 56 / 7...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

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Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum

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Art Deco Ruby and Diamond Ring

$16,000

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Art Deco Ruby and Diamond Ring A platinum ruby and diamond ring set with an old mine cut diamond weighing approximately 2.63 carats Approximate Weights: Old Mine Cut Diamond: 2.63...

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1920s American Art Deco Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

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Diamond, Ruby, Platinum

18 Karat Gold 5.26 Carat Emerald-Cut Sapphire and Diamond Eternity Band Ring

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Emilio Jewelry GIA Certified 7.02 Carat Natural Blue Diamond Ring

By Emilio!

Located in New York, NY

From the museum vault at Emilio Jewelry New York, One of the rarest and only diamonds of its size and color. Please inquire for details.

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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

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Blue Diamond

Antique 18ct Gold & Platinum, Art Deco Calibrated Ruby and Diamond Target Ring

$6,142

Antique 18ct Gold & Platinum, Art Deco Calibrated Ruby and Diamond Target Ring

Located in Brighton, GB

Antique Target Ring 18ct Yellow Gold & Platinum Circa 1920s Step into the elegance of the Art Deco era with this stunning original target ring, crafted from 18ct yellow gold and ...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

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Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

18k Baguette and Marquise Cut Diamond Navette Ring

$3,050

18k Baguette and Marquise Cut Diamond Navette Ring

Located in New York, NY

This 18k Baguette and Marquise Cut Diamond Navette Ring exudes elegance and luxury with its intricate design and 1.79 carats of dazzling diamonds. Crafted in 18k white gold, this rin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings

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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

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Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of art deco vintage sapphire rings for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of Platinum, Gold and 18k Gold, these items were constructed with great care. Our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and pieces in stock date back to the 20th Century while others were produced as recently as the 20th Century. Art Deco and Retro are consistently popular styles when it comes to art deco vintage sapphire rings. Many examples in our inventory of these items are appealing no matter their origins, but Tiffany & Co., Cartier and Luigi Ferrara produced popular versions that are worth a look. Today, if you’re looking for round cut art deco vintage sapphire rings and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes oval cut and old european cut alternatives. When shopping our range of art deco vintage sapphire rings, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men today than there are for women.

How Much are Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Rings?

On average, art deco vintage sapphire rings at 1stDibs sell for $4,760, while they’re typically $51 on the low end and $430,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.

A Close Look at Art-deco Jewelry

Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.

The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.

However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)

While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.

Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.

A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.

Find unique Art Deco necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other jewelry on 1stDibs.

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.

Finding the Right Rings for You

Antique and vintage rings have long held a special place in the hearts of fine jewelry lovers all over the world.

No matter their origin or specific characteristics, rings are timeless, versatile accessories. They’ve carried deep meaning since at least the Middle Ages, when diamond rings symbolized strength and other kinds of rings were worn to signify romantic feelings or to denote an affiliation with a religious order. Rings have also forever been emblematic of eternity.

Over time, rings have frequently taken the form of serpents, which have long been associated with eternal life, health and renewal. Italian luxury jewelry house Bulgari has become famous for its widely loved Serpenti motif, for example, and its Serpenti ring, like the other accessories in the collection, began as an homage to jewelry of the Roman and Hellenistic eras. The serpent is now a popular motif in fine jewelry. Jewelry devotees have long pined for rings adorned with reptiles, thanks to antique Victorian rings — well, specifically, Queen Victoria’s illustrious engagement ring, which took the form of a gold snake set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald (her birthstone). Designs for Victorian-era engagement rings often featured repoussé work and chasing, in which patterns are hammered into the metal.

Engagement rings, which are reliably intimidating to shop for, are still widely recognized as symbols of love and commitment. 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.

The most collectible antique engagement rings and vintage engagement rings are those from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. Named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign), antique Georgian rings, be they engagement rings or otherwise, are also coveted by collectors. Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. The late-1700s paste jewelry was a predecessor to what we now call fashion or costume jewelry.

The Art Nouveau movement (1880–1910) brought with it rings inspired by the natural world. Antique Art Nouveau rings might feature depictions of winged insects and fauna as well as women, who were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized, frequently with long flowing hair. Art Deco jewelry, on the other hand, which originated during the 1920s and ’30s, is by and large “white jewelry.” White metals, primarily platinum, were favored over yellow gold in the design of antique Art Deco rings and other accessories as well as geometric motifs, with women drawn to the era’s dazzling cocktail rings in particular.

Whether you’re hunting down a chunky classic for a Prohibition-themed cocktail party or seeking a clean contemporary design to complement your casual ensemble, find an exquisite collection of antique, new and vintage rings on 1stDibs.