No Heat Cabochon Ceylon Sapphire
Vintage 1970s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Signet Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire
2010s Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Rose Gol...
Late 20th Century Sri Lankan Modern Signet Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Revival Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century European Retro Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sri Lankan Baroque Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Link Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century European Artisan Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Italian Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Link Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Plat...
Early 20th Century Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Artisan Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
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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.
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