12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Japanese Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Dome Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 22k...
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Ethiopian Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s Bangles
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Morganite, Peridot, Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzani...
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Spinel, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Sapphire, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s More Earrings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Necklace Enhancers
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Necklace Enhancers
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan Band Rings
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 9k Gold
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Israeli Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Vintage 1940s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Singaporean Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Plat...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate,...
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s British Modern Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Citrine, Diamond, White Dia...
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Brooches
Agate, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
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Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1960s Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Other, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cufflinks
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Opal, Ruby, Pearl, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
1990s Italian Modernist Drop Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Iolite, Rubelite, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k...
Antique 1880s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
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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.