Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Opal, Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1930s French Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gilt Metal
20th Century Brazilian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Opal, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, ...
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Apatite, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Swedish Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Fire Opal, Yellow Sapphire, Opal, Diamond, 14k 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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.