Sapphire 15 Ct
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Neoclassical Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s European Retro Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Green Sa...
2010s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Fashion Rings
Black Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Cuff Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Antique 1890s Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Artisan More Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary European Stud Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Tsavorite, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Beryl, Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Beryl, ...
Antique 18th Century Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Garn...
21st Century and Contemporary German Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Apatite, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Sapphire 15 Ct For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Sapphire 15 Ct?
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.