Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary German Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s European Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Rubelite, Sa...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Black Star, 18k Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Ster...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 22k Gol...
2010s Belgian Early Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, S...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Black Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Topaz, Sterling Silver, Silver, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sap...
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Paraiba, Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1890s British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Beryl, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Quartz, Opal, Lapis Lazuli, Labradorite, Hematite,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Rose Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k 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.