Sapphire Jewelry
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Vermeil, Silver, Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow ...
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 10k Gold
20th Century North American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1980s French Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Quartz, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Chrysoberyl, Yellow Sap...
Early 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Swedish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
2010s Emirian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Zircon, Zircon, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, Yel...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gr...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k 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.