Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 1...
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Go...
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold,...
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1890s North American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Pink Diamond, Diamond, Rose...
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century European Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold...
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Chrysoberyl, Sapphire, Pin...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, Dia...
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Silver, 22k Gold, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1880s British Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, White Gold, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Geode, 18k Gold, Silver
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 2000s German Jugendstil Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1980s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Other, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow S...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Morganite, 14k 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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