Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1950s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
1990s Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
20th Century Hong Kong Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Wh...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
20th Century Hong Kong Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, South Sea Pear...
1960s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topa...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ruby, South Sea Pearl, Si...
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Spinel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Turquoise, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow S...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Pe...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
1970s French Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Rhodolite, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold,...
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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.