Sapphire Jewelry
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Alexandrite, Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, 24k Gold,...
1950s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tanzanite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 24k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Sterling Si...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Paraiba, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, ...
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Paraiba, Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, ...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Carnelian, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s Swedish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Kyanite, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
1960s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Kyanite, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Other
21st Century and Contemporary English Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Other
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Ethiopian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage and Antique Sapphire Rings, Sapphire Necklaces and Other Sapphire Jewelry for Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, shop the bright blue gems that star in sapphire rings, sapphire necklaces and other vintage and antique sapphire jewelry.
Sapphires — the stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor — have been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
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).
The allure of large gemstones endures throughout the periods characterized as vintage, and sapphire features frequently in vintage engagement rings. (On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.