Sapphire Jewelry
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose ...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Austrian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1950s British Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Amethyst, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Silver, Gold ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1970s English Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1940s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, ...
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topa...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k 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.)
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