Burma Sapphire Bracelet
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Medieval Beaded Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Link Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Charm Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Charm Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Bracelets
Sapphire
1990s Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Link Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Anglo-Indian Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Link Bracelets
Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Bangles
Blue Sapphire, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Charm Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Link Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Modern Modern Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco More Bracelets
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Belle Époque Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Chain Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold,...
Burma Sapphire Bracelet 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.
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