Sapphire Jewelry
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Peridot, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Rococo Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Indicolite, 18k Gold
19th Century Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century Asian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1830s Spanish Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, White Gold, Gold Plate
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Vermeil, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot,...
2010s African Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, Rhodolite, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, 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.