Cabochon Sapphire Sri Lanka
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Star Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Star Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Austrian Civil War Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Retro Fashion Rings
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s Sri Lankan More Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Star Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Aesthetic Movement Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Retro Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Artisan Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sri Lankan Modern Signet Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Star Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century European Artisan Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 22k Gold,...
Vintage 1980s Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Byzantine Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Emerald, Silver, Gold Pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Dome Rings
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Sil...
20th Century American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Spinel, Tanzanite, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Silver, Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Dome Rings
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Sil...
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Fashion Rings
Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British More Rings
Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s British Modern Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Egyptian Revival Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Garnet, Spinel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Rose ...
20th Century Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 22k Gold
2010s German Artist Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Opal, Sapphire, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Bangles
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire
Vintage 1980s French Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold
1990s French Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Belle Époque Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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Cabochon Sapphire Sri Lanka For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Cabochon Sapphire Sri Lanka?
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.