Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Spinel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Sil...
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Brass
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1960s Swedish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Pearl, Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver,...
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1950s Dutch Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White 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.