Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s British Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Palladium, Platinum
1990s French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Blue Topaz, ...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, ...
2010s Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1910s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
1990s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
Early 20th Century European Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphi...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1980s Unknown Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Fire Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k 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.