Sapphire Jewelry
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century German Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Natural Pearl, Quartz, Blue Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Kunzite, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Kyanite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Belgian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Blue S...
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Austrian Civil War Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, 22k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Platinum
2010s European Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Romantic Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 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.