12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1920s Ukrainian Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s German Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Russian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Australian Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1990s Unknown More Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1990s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s English Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Dangle Earrings
Moonstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, 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.