Eye of Horus 1.82 Ct Nigerian Sapphire with Blue Enamel 9k Gold Necklace R4262
By Aurora Designer
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Eye of Horus Pear Shaped Sapphire 14K Yellow Gold Necklace with bright blue enamel ♥ The item measures 19.2mm in length, 23mm in width, and stands 3.5mm from the finger. The neckla...
Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
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1 1/3 Carat Octagonal Blue Sapphire GIA
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Octagonal shape 1.32-carat Natural Blue color sapphire GIA certified has been hand-selected by our experts for its top luster and unique color
Blue Sapphire
1.38ct Oval Blue Sapphire from Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Description: Gem Type: Sapphire Number of Stones: 1 Weight: 1.38 cts Measurements: 7.09 x 5.23 x 3.87 mm Shape: Oval Cutting Style Crown: Brilliant Cutting Style Pavilion: Step Cut ...
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
1.59ct Cushion Blue Sapphire from Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Description: Gem Type: Sapphire Number of Stones: 1 Weight: 1.59 cts Measurements: 7.56 x 5.96 x 3.80 mm Shape: Cushion Cutting Style Crown: Modified Brilliant Cut Cutting Style Pav...
Blue Sapphire
1.4ct Cushion Blue Sapphire from Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Colour: Blue Hue: Blue Tone: 6-7 Medium Dark - Dark Saturation: 4 Moderate Strong Species: Corundum Variety: Sapphire Treatment: Heat Origin: Nigeria Notes: Internal SKU: S1251 Ple...
Blue Sapphire
1.89ct Oval Blue Sapphire from Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Description: Gem Type: Sapphire Number of Stones: 1 Weight: 1.89 cts Measurements: 7.72 x 6.33 x 4.19 mm Shape: Oval Cutting Style Crown: Brilliant Cut Cutting Style Pavilion: Step ...
Blue Sapphire
1.35ct Cushion Blue Sapphire from Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Colour: Blue Hue: Blue Tone: 6-7 Medium Dark - Dark Saturation: 5 Strong Species: Corundum Variety: Sapphire Treatment: Heat Origin: Nigeria Notes: Internal SKU: S1245 Please quote ...
Blue Sapphire
2.13ct Cushion Blue Sapphire GIA Certified Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
This is a stunning GIA Certified Sapphire The GIA report reads as follows: GIA Report Number: 7531744087 Shape: Cushion Cutting Style: Cutting Style: Crown: Brilliant Cut Cuttin...
Blue Sapphire
Handmade 18ct Yellow Gold Mandarin Garnet, Blue Sapphire and Diamond Ring
Located in Brisbane, QLD
Handmade 18ct Yellow Gold and Platinum Round Nigerian type Mandarin Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Orange Sapphire and Diamond Ring.
Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Mandarin Garnet, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Teal Blue Green Nigerian Sapphire Cluster Ring 14K White Gold R6298
By Aurora Designer
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Teal Blue Green Nigerian Sapphire Cluster Ring 14K White Gold Tanzanite Aquamarine Alexandrite Diamond ♥ Solid 14k white gold ring set with a beautiful oval-shaped sapphire ♥ Gorge...
Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
1.91 Carat Teal Blue Nigerian Sapphire 14k Gold Engagement Ring R6437
By Aurora Designer
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Solid 14k yellow gold engagement ring set with a beautiful teal blue Nigerian sapphire ♥ Gorgeous blue green color!
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1ct Natural Teal Blue Nigerian Sapphire Peacock Feather Ring 14K Gold R6671
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ This is a beautiful peacock feather ring made from an artfully hand-carved wax model, set with a stunning peacock green sapphire ♥ Truly a one-of-a-kind ring for that unique person...
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1.25ct Teal Blue Nigerian Sapphire Diamond Halo 14K Gold Engagement Ring R6315
By Aurora Designer
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ 1.25ct Teal Blue Nigerian Sapphire with Textured Diamond Halo 14K White Gold Engagement Ring ♥ Solid 14k white gold ring set with a beautiful rectangle-shaped sapphire ♥ Gorgeous b...
Gold, 14k Gold
1.06ct Nigerian Sapphire Engagement Ring 14K White Gold R6500
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Solid 14K white gold ring set with a dark teal blue Nigerian sapphire, in a milgrain edge design with diamonds on the band ♥ The overall setting measures 8mm in width, 7.7mm in len...
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Cartier 18 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Sapphire Ruby Emerald Nigeria Ring
By Cartier
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Code: COM1588 Brand: Cartier Description: 18k Yellow Gold Nigeria Ring Accompanied With: Box Only Gender: Ladies UK Ring Size: L EU Ring Size: 52 US Ring Size: 6 Resizing Possible?: ...
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1.14ct Teal Blue Nigerian Sapphire Diamond Halo 14k White Gold Engagement Ring
By Aurora Designer
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Solid 14k white gold ring set with a beautiful pear-shaped teal blue Nigerian sapphire with diamond halo ♥ Gorgeous teal blue color!
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
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Eye of Horus 1.02ct Nigerian Sapphire Blue Enamel 14K Yellow Gold Necklace R4117
By Aurora Designer
Located in Osprey, FL
♥ Eye of Horus Pear Shaped Sapphire 14K Yellow Gold Necklace with bright blue enamel ♥ The item measures 19.8mm in length, 21.6mm in width, and is 3.2mm thick ♥ Gemstone: Sapp...
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel
New Nigerian Peach Orange 12.76ct Morganite Rgold Plated Sterling Ring
Located in Eagan, MN
What a gorgeous ring! It is a size 6.5. It was mined in Africa and is just exquisite. A very high quality and rare stone. It is an oval cut stone and is 12.76 Cts. The main...
Morganite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterl...
1.71ct Cushion Blue Sapphire from Nigeria
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Description: Gem Type: Sapphire Number of Stones: 1 Weight: 1.71 cts Measurements: 7.81 x 6.43 x 3.40 mm Shape: Cushion Cutting Style Crown: Brilliant Cut Cutting Style Pavilion: St...
Blue Sapphire
Cartier Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald "Nigeria" Ring
By Cartier
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Nigeria" wide band ring, pavé-set with round brilliant-cut diamonds as well as buff-top rubies, sapphires and emeralds, in 18k yellow gold, numbered '696313' and signed 'Cartier', c...
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold...
Cartier Ring, Nigeria Collection, Diamonds and Colored Stones
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
A 750/000 yellow gold Cartier large ring, Nigeria collection, paved with brilliant cut diamonds and enhanced with cabochons emeralds, rubies and sapphires spots. Width : 13 mm Weight...
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Ring 25ct natural Blue Sapphire solid 18K Gold Ø 4.75 US /9.6gr
Located in SE
Luxurious Antique Ring in Renaissance style, band and crown tested solid 18K Gold,not hallmarked, European, ca. XVIII - early XIX centuries. Huge cabochon of natural Light - Blue Sa...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
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.