Sapphire Jewelry
1850s Persian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Beryl, Diamond, Quartz, Sapphire, Green Beryl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold,...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, B...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Jade, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, ...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Indicolite, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1930s Egyptian Egyptian Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Citrine, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Platinum
1990s French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Swedish Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Garnet, Silver, Gold Pl...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s African Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Go...
1920s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
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.