Sapphire Jewelry
Late 20th Century Thai Greek Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gr...
1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s French Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Neoclassical Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gol...
Late 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s French Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapp...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Early 2000s Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
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.