Sapphire Jewelry
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s British Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Austrian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1850s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapp...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold,...
1960s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1980s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Iolite, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Beryl, Diamond, Sapphire, Green Beryl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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.