Mauboussin Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1960s French Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
20th Century Dome Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
20th Century Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Bangles
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s European Retro Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French More Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wedding Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Vanity Items
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Link Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century European Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s French More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Boxes and Cases
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Boxes and Cases
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown More Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Bridal Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1990s French Modern More Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Boxes and Cases
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Band Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Retro Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s French Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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Mauboussin Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Mauboussin 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.