Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yel...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, Yel...
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Go...
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Jade, Coral, Silver, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold...
1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate...
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, ...
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Platinum
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18...
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphir...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Jade, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Rococo Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold...
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gol...
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
Early 1900s Dutch Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.