Sapphire Jewelry
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1940s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Emerald, Garnet, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sa...
1980s French Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s American Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum, Palladium
Mid-20th Century Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Vermeil, Silver, Silver Plate
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1960s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Go...
Early 20th Century Austrian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
1970s English Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1910s Edwardian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k 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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