Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k ...
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Gold, White ...
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx, Emerald, Coral, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
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.