12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
2010s American Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Si...
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate,...
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Singaporean Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1850s English Etruscan Revival Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Dangle Earrings
Opal, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Bridal Rings
Sapphire
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Chalcedony, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emera...
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Early 2000s British Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Other, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yel...
20th Century American Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Band Rings
Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yel...
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Rubelite, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Necklaces
Quartz, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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Quartz, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Antique 1890s Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold
2010s More Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 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.