Sapphire Station
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Chain Bracelets
Coral, Emerald, Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Link Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Greek Revival Rope Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Rope Necklaces
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1860s Etruscan Revival Choker Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artisan Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Band Rings
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Modern Link Necklaces
Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
2010s Chain Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Zircon, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Link Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
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Sapphire Station For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Sapphire Station?
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.