Moon Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, P...
20th Century Cocktail Rings
2010s German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Moonstone, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklace Enhancers
Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Dutch Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Green Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Thai Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise...
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, Tourmaline, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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Moon Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Moon 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.