Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Garnet, Black Diamond, White Diamo...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink ...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Diamond, Tsavorite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Ruby, Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Ruby, Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Aquamarine, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Rhodium, Yellow Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Blue Diam...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Rubelite...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Ruby, Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Rose Gold, Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Tanzanite, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blu...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, 22k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
15th Century and Earlier British Medieval Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Black Diamond, Tsavorite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Tanzanite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Brown Diamond...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Diamond, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Bl...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Diamond, Tsavorite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Spinel, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink ...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Black Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, Sterling Silver...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, White Diamond, D...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Tsavorite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, A...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, D...
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Byzantine Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Spinel, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, D...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sap...
15th Century and Earlier British Medieval Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, R...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Black Diamond, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapp...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, White Diamond, D...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 24k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Ye...
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.