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Bailey Banks And Biddle Sapphire Rings

Bailey Banks and Biddle Three Stone Ring with Diamond and Sapphire
Bailey Banks and Biddle Three Stone Ring with Diamond and Sapphire

Bailey Banks and Biddle Three Stone Ring with Diamond and Sapphire

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A beautiful 18 carat gold three-stone ring with two European cut diamonds (app. 0.80 carat in total F-G, VS) and in the middle one cushion cut natural non-heated Ceylon sapphire (2.6...

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Antique 1890s American Three-Stone Rings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold

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Antique Art Deco Bailey Banks Biddle 18K Yellow Gold Sapphire Diamond Ring - GIA
Antique Art Deco Bailey Banks Biddle 18K Yellow Gold Sapphire Diamond Ring - GIA

Antique Art Deco Bailey Banks Biddle 18K Yellow Gold Sapphire Diamond Ring - GIA

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in Great Neck, NY

Beautiful Antique Art Deco Bailey Banks Biddle 18K Yellow Gold Sapphire Diamond Ring - GIA.

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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Bailey Banks & Biddle 1925 Art Deco Platinum Brooch 4.74 Ctw Diamonds & Sapphire
Bailey Banks & Biddle 1925 Art Deco Platinum Brooch 4.74 Ctw Diamonds & Sapphire

Bailey Banks & Biddle 1925 Art Deco Platinum Brooch 4.74 Ctw Diamonds & Sapphire

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in Miami, FL

An art deco brooch designed by Bailey Banks & Biddle. An exquisite piece created by Bailey Banks & Biddle, during the glorious art deco period, circa 1925.

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

Bailey Banks & Biddle 1.67 CTW Emerald Cut Sapphire Diamond Platinum Ring
Bailey Banks & Biddle 1.67 CTW Emerald Cut Sapphire Diamond Platinum Ring

Bailey Banks & Biddle 1.67 CTW Emerald Cut Sapphire Diamond Platinum Ring

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Centering an emerald cut sapphire weighing approximately 1.51 carats total - transparent medium blue Prong set in a basket and flanked by arching cathedral shoulders with flush set d...

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Vintage 1950s Modern Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

Platinum Vintage Bailey, Banks &Biddle Star Sapphire, Star Ruby and Diamond Ring
Platinum Vintage Bailey, Banks &Biddle Star Sapphire, Star Ruby and Diamond Ring

Platinum Vintage Bailey, Banks &Biddle Star Sapphire, Star Ruby and Diamond Ring

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in Aspen, CO

Diamond, ruby and sapphire ring by the famous jewelry house of Bailey, Banks and Biddle.

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Mid-20th Century American Cluster Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Star Ruby, Platinum

Bailey Biddle & Banks 1905 Edwardian Belle Epoque Convertible Brooch in Platinum
Bailey Biddle & Banks 1905 Edwardian Belle Epoque Convertible Brooch in Platinum

Bailey Biddle & Banks 1905 Edwardian Belle Epoque Convertible Brooch in Platinum

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in Miami, FL

Edwardian belle epoque necklace-pendant-brooch by Bailey Biddle & Banks. Magnificent statement piece from the Belle Epoque period, created by the iconic American jeweler and luxury...

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Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum

Bailey, Banks and Biddle Sapphire and Diamond Ring
Bailey, Banks and Biddle Sapphire and Diamond Ring

Bailey, Banks and Biddle Sapphire and Diamond Ring

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in New York, NY

Made by Bailey, Banks, and Biddle in Philadelphia c. 1935.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Rings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum

Bailey Banks and Biddle Art Nouveau Sapphire Scarab Gold Ring

Bailey Banks and Biddle Art Nouveau Sapphire Scarab Gold Ring

Located in New York, NY

Bailey Banks and Biddle: An Art Nouveau Sapphire and Gold Ring, centering upon a carved cabochon sapphire designed as a scarab, sapphire weighing approximately 18.15 carats, to the s...

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Antique Early 1900s American More Rings

Materials

Sapphire, Gold

Bailey Banks & Biddle Jade Sapphire Gold Ring
Bailey Banks & Biddle Jade Sapphire Gold Ring

Bailey Banks & Biddle Jade Sapphire Gold Ring

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in Narberth, PA

An absolutely gorgeous jade and sapphire ring from the Retro (ca1940) era! The ring, which is made of 14kt yellow gold, is by legendary maker Bailey, Banks & Biddle and has a cab...

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Vintage 1940s American Retro Dome Rings

Materials

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U.S. Naval Academy Bailey Banks Biddle Sapphire Diamond Ring, 1949
U.S. Naval Academy Bailey Banks Biddle Sapphire Diamond Ring, 1949

U.S. Naval Academy Bailey Banks Biddle Sapphire Diamond Ring, 1949

By Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Located in New York, NY

Superb United States Naval Academy sweetheart ring. Made and signed by BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE. 14K yellow gold.

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Vintage 1940s American More Rings

Materials

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Bailey Banks and Biddle Art Deco Sapphire and Diamond Circle Pen
Bailey Banks and Biddle Art Deco Sapphire and Diamond Circle Pen

Bailey Banks and Biddle Art Deco Sapphire and Diamond Circle Pen

Located in Narberth, PA

A stunning gemstone pendant necklace from the Art Deco (ca1920) era by renowned maker Bailey, Banks & Biddle! This breathtaking platinum pendant forms the shape of an open circle, an...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum

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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 ringsvintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)  

Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.