Sapphire Australia
2010s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire
2010s Australian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
20th Century Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Black and White
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Australian Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Black Opal, 18k Gol...
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Australian Cluster Rings
Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite...
Vintage 1980s Italian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, White...
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold,...
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Y...
20th Century More Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
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Sapphire Australia For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Sapphire Australia?
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.