Sapphire Jewelry
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Silver
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Israeli Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tiger's Eye, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s British Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Rhodiu...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Amethyst, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose ...
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, White Diamond, D...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, B...
1970s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Sapphire, Mixed Metal
2010s British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Yellow Diamond, Black Diamond, E...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sa...
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, 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.