Sapphire Jewelry
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Italian Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1960s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Tanzanite, Pink Sapphire, Citrine, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Sapphire, Opal...
1970s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 10k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapp...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Morganite, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s British Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Aquamarine, Silver, Gold Plate, 1...
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Vermeil, Silver, Silver Plate
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, Yel...
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, G...
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Other
1930s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s European Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 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.