Marquise Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century American Retro Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Bridal Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Malagasy Modern Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Band Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Rhodolite, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Signet Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Freshwater Pea...
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Marquise Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Marquise 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.