Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Jade, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Jade, Coral, Silver, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate...
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
1980s Dutch Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
1990s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Pearl, Cu...
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Diamond, Topaz, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
1940s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Silver, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, ...
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphir...
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
1990s Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Turkish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century French Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1820s German Baroque Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling 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.