Sapphire Jewelry
1870s Russian Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Paraiba, Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Pink Sapphire, Ye...
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, Silver
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Rhodium, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1880s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Renaissance Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold,...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Sri Lankan Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary European Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plat...
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s British Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 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.)
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