12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Necklace Enhancers
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1940s Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1940s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Belle Époque Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s Dutch Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Russian Cluster Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Link Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ye...
20th Century Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Moonstone, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s German Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Singaporean Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k...
2010s Singaporean Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1980s Italian Choker Necklaces
Citrine, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s American More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century British Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
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12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire?
The Legacy of Sapphire in Jewelry Design
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.