Oval 5 Carat Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Eme...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Modern Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Black Star, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
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2010s Asian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Asian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Canadian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Asian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Israeli Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Brooches
Jade, Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Eme...
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Apatite, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Go...
20th Century Unknown Link Bracelets
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Signet Rings
Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Silver
Mid-20th Century Solitaire Rings
2010s Fashion Rings
Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Signet Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire
Late 20th Century Colombian Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Oval 5 Carat Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Oval 5 Carat Sapphire?
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.