Padparadscha Sapphire Pendants
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Revival Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, White ...
Early 2000s North American Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Padparadscha Sapphire , Vermeil, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , White Gold
2010s British Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Padparadscha Sapphire , Turquoise, Tourmaline, Topaz, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Chrome Tourmaline, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold
2010s Singaporean Cocktail Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
2010s British Pendant Necklaces
Topaz, Natural Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapph...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, W...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterlin...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterlin...
2010s Belgian Artist Chain Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , ...
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Padparadscha Sapphire Pendants For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A padparadscha sapphire is created under extreme temperatures in the presence of beryllium. Padparadscha appears in a range of light to medium tones of pinkish-orange or orangish-pink. The term padparadscha was initially applied to fancy sapphires in the region we now call Sri Lanka. Find a range of sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.