Sapphire Jewelry
20th Century Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1970s English Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Silver, ...
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1910s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Black Opal, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, Amber, Enamel, Sterling Silve...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
1910s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow ...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Go...
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green...
1910s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Garnet, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Morganite, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Sapphire, Garnet, Emerald, Amethyst, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, 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.)
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