Sapphire Jewelry
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Perid...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
2010s Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
2010s Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold...
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Zircon, Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k...
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green...
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Perid...
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Zircon, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Tsavorite, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yell...
2010s American Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Yello...
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
Early 2000s Turkish Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, Rose Gold...
Early 2000s Turkish Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, ...
1830s Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
1920s Romantic Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapp...
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Palladium, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s American Romantic Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ye...
20th Century Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
18th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
Mid-18th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Zircon, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Citrine, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Palladium
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
15th Century and Earlier Romantic Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Palladium
Early 17th Century Romantic Antique Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palla...
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1940s Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Spin...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Palladium
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Pa...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Palladium
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.