Unheated Emerald Cut Sapphire
1990s English Art Deco Cluster Rings
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Blue Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
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Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Purple Sapphire
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Sapphire
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Pink Sapphire
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Emerald
2010s Tanzanian Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s Tanzanian Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Emeral...
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
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Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Ethiopian Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Thai Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Modern Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Artisan Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Ethiopian Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
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21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Cocktail Rings
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Emerald, Sapphire
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Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Retro Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s American Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Canadian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s European Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
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2010s American Arts and Crafts Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Italian Band Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Spinel, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Spinel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Platinum
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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.
- What is an emerald-cut sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Not to be confused with an emerald gemstone, an emerald-cut sapphire is a sapphire cut into a rectangular shape. An emerald-cut adds the illusion of flashing lights across the stone with its unique shape and step-cut along the edges. Browse a wide selection of sapphire jewelry in a variety of cuts on 1stDibs.












