Asprey Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1990s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s British Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s European Retro Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Swiss Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century British Artisan Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century British Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Recent Sales
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century European Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s English Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
Early 2000s British Contemporary Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century English Bangles
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century British Retro Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
20th Century British Retro Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s British Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Chalcedony
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s English Desk Accessories
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Brooches
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s English Desk Accessories
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 1...
20th Century British Wrist Watches
Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Chain Bracelets
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century English Modern Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary English Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century English Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century English Collectible Jewelry
Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
English Drop Earrings
20th Century English More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British More Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold
English Cocktail Rings
English More Bracelets
Vintage 1950s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Contemporary More Earrings
Sapphire
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s British Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Antique 19th Century American Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold
2010s American Bangles
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century European Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Asprey Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Asprey Sapphire?
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.