Emerald Cut Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s African Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Purple Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Tanzanian Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapp...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapp...
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Emer...
Antique Early 18th Century Engagement Rings
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Necklace Enhancers
Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White D...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Purpl...
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Fire Opal, Tsavorite, Green Sapphire, Bl...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea P...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Fire Opal, Black Opal, Natural Pearl, White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Pi...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Fashion Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, ...
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Asian Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow...
2010s Band Rings
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, B...
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
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Emerald Cut Purple Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Emerald Cut Purple 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 an emerald-cut sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Not to be confused with an emerald gemstone, an emerald-cut sapphire is a sapphire cut into a rectangular shape. An emerald-cut adds the illusion of flashing lights across the stone with its unique shape and step-cut along the edges. Browse a wide selection of sapphire jewelry in a variety of cuts on 1stDibs.