Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
1910s Edwardian Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
19th Century Victorian Antique Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1970s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Go...
Early 20th Century Edwardian Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k...
1960s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Malagasy Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Edwardian Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1870s Victorian Antique Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Revival Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Romantic Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 1...
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, Platinum, 18...
1920s Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gol...
1980s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Israeli Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White...
2010s Turkish Modern Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold
1970s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1980s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1980s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, ...
1960s Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1980s Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique, New and Vintage Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphires are engagement-ring favorites — an antique, new or vintage blue sapphire engagement ring symbolizes fidelity and truth, and provides that requisite “something blue” for the bride’s wedding day ensemble. Sapphires come in every color of the rainbow, but blue sapphires are the most common.
Even though Napoléon Bonaparte proposed in 1796 to Joséphine, a fashion icon long before Princess Diana, with a two-carat, sapphire and diamond Toi et Moi engagement ring, the most famous blue sapphire engagement ring has to be the Garrard stunner that the late princess picked out in 1981, with its halo of diamonds surrounding the center stone.
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.
Princess Diana’s engagement ring now graces the finger of the Duchess of Cambridge (the former Kate Middleton) and sparked renewed interest in sapphire rings when Prince William proposed to her with it in 2010. A full decade later, a younger generation is newly besotted with the famous jewel, thanks to the hit Netflix series The Crown, which includes a Princess Diana plot line in season five.
If you’re seeking a stone fit for royalty, pay close attention to origin.
“Kashmir sapphires sit atop the throne of the sapphire kingdom for their unique color and scintillation unlike any other,” says Sumeet Chordia, of New York City–based RAF Jewels. The velvety-blue Kashmir variety is also extremely rare, especially since the mine is no longer producing. Other premium sources are Burma (also called Myanmar), known for sapphires of a rich royal blue, and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), which produces gems in the highly sought-after shade of cornflower blue, à la Princess Diana’s ring. Good sapphires also come from Madagascar.
As with other gems, when shopping for a sapphire engagement ring, the 4Cs are crucial. The most desirable cut is the one that shows to best advantage the particular stone’s individual combination of color, clarity, and brilliance. Finally, since sapphires are relatively dense, a one-carat stone will appear smaller than a diamond of the same weight.
Find antique, new and vintage blue sapphire engagement rings on 1stDibs. And explore our buying guides for a close look at antique engagement rings, Art Deco engagement rings and vintage engagement rings.
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