Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
1910s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1830s Spanish Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green...
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s English Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Stainless Steel
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Neoclassical Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k...
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Asian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
1960s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Go...
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.