Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1940s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Canadian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Other, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Yellow Sapphire, Natural Pearl, Garnet, White ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s Egyptian Egyptian Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Citrine, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1910s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Swedish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Asian Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
1950s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Israeli Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
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.