Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Diamond, Brow...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Chalcedony, Titanium
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Egyptian Revival Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
Early 2000s Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Turquoise, Pink Sapphire, Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18...
15th Century and Earlier Modern Antique Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Retro Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Retro Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Silver, Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, ...
Early 2000s Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, Paraiba, Purple Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sa...
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Citrine, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Bronze
2010s Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Black Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Byzantine Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Blue Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Yellow Di...
2010s Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium
Early 2000s Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Nouveau Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pi...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Titanium
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Diamond, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, ...
1990s Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Byzantine Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18...
1980s Romantic Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tsavorit...
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow S...
1960s Vintage Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage and Antique Sapphire Jewelry
The stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor has been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks. Learn how to shop for the bright blue gems that star in vintage and antique sapphire jewelry, and why it's chemically impossible for a sapphire to turn red.
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).
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