Sapphire Jewelry
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver
1980s Dutch Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Black Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Go...
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Steel, Stainless Steel
1890s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond,...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, S...
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite,...
1990s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Padparadscha Sapphire , Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Amethyst, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Tanzanite, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink S...
2010s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, Amethyst, Fire Opal, Rainbow Moonstone, ...
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, Sterling Si...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1870s Russian Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Paraiba, Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
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.