Sapphire Jewelry
1940s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Carnelian, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire
20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Carnelian, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
1990s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1940s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
18k Gold
20th Century British Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, White Diamond, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl
1960s American Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, White Diamond
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1980s Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Iolite, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Chalcedony, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Chalcedony, Citrine, Emerald, Peridot, Quartz, ...
1990s American Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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.)
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