Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Plat...
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Aquamarine, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Asian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, Aga...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sa...
1760s Italian Rococo Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, B...
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Georgian Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s British Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.