Sapphire Jewelry
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Palladium
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, S...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Greek Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gr...
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Black Star, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century German Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Natural Pearl, Quartz, Blue Sapphire,...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Quartz, Multi-gemstone, Citrine, Chalcedony, Amethy...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Beryl, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yell...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, 14k...
Early 1900s Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, Apatite, Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s South African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Indian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow 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.