Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Israeli Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 1...
2010s American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Cultured P...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold
20th Century Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold
1960s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Palladium
1940s Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Spin...
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Citrine, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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