Sapphire Jewelry
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Gold
1980s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourmaline,...
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
2010s Turkish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Late Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pear...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White 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.