Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
1880s Dutch Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Sapphire, Topaz, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White ...
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
1970s Italian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Moonstone, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold,...
2010s Tanzanian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite,...
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, White Gold
1990s Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, P...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 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.