Sapphire Jewelry
Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Egyptian Egyptian Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Citrine, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s British Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphi...
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plate, 1...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Kyanite, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Belgian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Aquamarine, Dia...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1950s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold
19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1950s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Silver, 22k Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ruby, South Sea Pearl, Si...
1960s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
1910s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow S...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Fire Opal, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
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.