12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
2010s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Dome Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 22k...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Gold
2010s European Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Blue Zircon, Zircon, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Dome Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 22k...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s French Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Garnet, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold...
1990s German Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Antique 1890s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Singaporean Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tourm...
2010s German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s European Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Necklace Enhancers
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
1990s British Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Retro Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s European Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Vintage 1920s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White 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.