Sapphire Jewelry
1970s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Bronze
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Beryl, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
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 Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Asian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire
1950s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Vermeil, Silver
1960s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
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 African Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Pl...
2010s French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Go...
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...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond,...
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold,...
Mid-20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gol...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Israeli Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Amethyst, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century English Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Kunzite, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White 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.)
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