Sapphire Jewelry
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, 24k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Turquoise, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Wh...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Star Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Si...
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Ro...
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling ...
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Top...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
1980s North American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow ...
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.