Sapphire Jewelry
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sap...
1950s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Si...
Late 20th Century British Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Austrian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1930s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
2010s Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Whit...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Morganite, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Singaporean Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, Gold Pl...
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.