Sapphire Necklaces
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Byzantine Sapphire Necklaces
Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique Sapphire Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Zircon, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Byzantine Sapphire Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Turquoise, Citrine, Other, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Jade...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Necklaces
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Modern Antique Sapphire Necklaces
Aquamarine, Coral, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Emerald,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Peridot, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire,...
2010s Sapphire Necklaces
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline,...
Early 19th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Green Sapphire, Ruby, Spinel, Tanzanite, Tiger's Eye, Topaz, Tourmaline,...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Edwardian Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
1960s Etruscan Revival Vintage Sapphire Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow S...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Sapphire Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Silver
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Necklaces
Garnet, Pearl, Black Pearl, Sapphire, 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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