Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s European Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gre...
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, White Gold, Gold Plate
1940s Swedish Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18...
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Opal, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Fire Opal, 18k Gol...
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Kunzite, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Neoclassical Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow 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.