12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, 18k Gol...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Cluster Rings
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow ...
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold, Gold Pla...
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Morganite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphi...
Late 20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Cluster Rings
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Gold Plat...
Early 2000s Italian Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Signet Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
Early 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Brooches
Jade, Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Chalcedony, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emera...
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Chalcedony, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emera...
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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.