Calibrated Sapphires
20th Century British Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold,...
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s French Art Deco Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Moonstone, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1960s European Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wedding Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Signet Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1920s Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Retro Retro Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Signet Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Signet Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Signet Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Calibrated Sapphires For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Calibrated Sapphires?
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.