Sapphire Jewelry
Early 2000s French Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Chinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Garnet, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18...
2010s American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Beryl, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Asian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tanzanite, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Diamo...
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Enamel, Gold, 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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.