Sapphire Jewelry
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold,...
2010s Turkish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Quartz
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1930s Egyptian Egyptian Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Citrine, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Aquamarine, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Bl...
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pearl, Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Purple Sapphire, Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary English Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold...
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Zircon, Peridot, Citrine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Go...
1950s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, White Diamond, ...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Burmese Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Natural Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapph...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Australian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Opal, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose 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.