12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
2010s Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
2010s Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Other, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Other, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k ...
Vintage 1950s Retro Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, ...
20th Century Charm Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Diamond, Kunzite, Morganite, Ruby, Sapphire, T...
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Fluorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s English Romantic Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Kyanite, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 14...
2010s German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, Par...
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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.