Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Unknown Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1890s French Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
1970s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Other, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 1800s English Belle Époque Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
Late 20th Century American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
1960s European Greek Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Neoclassical Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold P...
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Mixed Metal
1930s French Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Go...
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Titanium
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, ...
2010s American 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.