Sapphire Jewelry
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Base Metal
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Dutch Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold, Silver, Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1830s Spanish Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Swedish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 10k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gre...
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, G...
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
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.





