Antique Ceylon Sapphire
1890s Late Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s French Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Yellow Sapphire
1910s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century American Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
1910s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
1920s Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
19th Century French Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier American Artisan Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1910s British Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Unknown Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1920s European Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1920s Finnish Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
1920s French Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
1880s European Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Rose Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Belgian Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Sapphire, 15k Gold
1880s European Renaissance Revival Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s French Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, ...
1880s European Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire
1910s Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
16th Century Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1910s Edwardian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1920s French Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1870s Russian Victorian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Antique Ceylon Sapphire
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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Antique Ceylon Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Antique Ceylon 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.
- What is a Ceylon sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Also known as Sri Lankan sapphires, ceylon sapphires are the highest quality sapphires on the market. Though they're available in a range of blues, the darker the stone, the higher quality it generally is.
- What is a blue Ceylon sapphire?1 Answer
Roman Malakov DiamondsMarch 22, 2021A Ceylon Sapphire is a sapphire the originated from Sri Lanka. These sapphires are popular due to their quality, range of blue shades, and overall beauty.
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