Sapphire Cufflinks
1990s Retro Sapphire Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s Retro Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, Blue Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Quartz, Sapphire, Silver
2010s Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Coral, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Hematite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire...
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Cufflinks
Moonstone, Star Sapphire, Tiger's Eye, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Artisan Sapphire Cufflinks
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Chalcedony, White Gold, Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Emerald, Hematite, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Mal...
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Agate, Carnelian, Emerald, Hematite, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx...
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
20th Century Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Carnelian, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1940s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Cufflinks
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Sapphire Cufflinks
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Cufflinks
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 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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