Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s French Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s British Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Malagasy Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink...
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Asian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Artisan Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1940s French Late Victorian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s German Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Early 2000s Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Tiger's Eye, Pink Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, C...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Emerald,...
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topa...
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.