Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Ster...
1970s Danish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Emerald, Silver, Gold Pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, White Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Emerald, Garnet, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sa...
1990s English Renaissance Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ruby, South Sea Pearl, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire,...
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, P...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Tsavorite, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Morganite, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue 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
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Opal, Silver, Go...
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Sapphire, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold Plate
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphi...
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.