Sapphire Engagement Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold
1990s Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Belle Époque Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Modern Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Modern Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Opal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1890s Antique Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique and Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings for Sale on 1stDibs
Sapphires are engagement-ring favorites — an antique or vintage sapphire engagement ring symbolizes fidelity and truth, and provides that requisite “something blue” for the bride’s wedding day ensemble.
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. They come in every color of the rainbow, but blue ones 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.
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 of 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.
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