Sapphire Jewelry
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Citrine, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sa...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Diamond, Pink Diamond, Emerald, R...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Morganite, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Jade, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Mandarin Garnet, Sapphire, Garnet, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold,...
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, ...
2010s Dutch Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sa...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, Pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sil...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, Yel...
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Neoclassical Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold P...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s English Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, White Gold, Gold Plate
Early 1800s English Belle Époque Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k 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.