Sapphire Jewelry
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Medieval Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Aquamarine, Silver, Gold Plate, 1...
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Sterling Silver, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1940s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s European Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1960s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Peridot, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Top...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Gold Plate, 18...
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Enamel
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Palladium, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, Alexandrite, Diamond, Pink Sapp...
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Titanium
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Black Opal, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, Amber, Enamel, Sterling Silve...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1980s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sa...
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1970s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, Ye...
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.