Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Quartz, Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver, Rose Gold, Gold Plate
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s African Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Rainbow Moonstone, Moonstone, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Peruvian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Finnish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
20th Century Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Top...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Gold Plate, 18...
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.