3 Row Diamond And Sapphires
Vintage 1980s Retro Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s American More Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Swiss Wrist Watches
2010s Wrist Watches
Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches
Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Wrist Watches
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Band Rings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s British Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
- 1
3 Row Diamond And Sapphires For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are 3 Row Diamond And Sapphires?
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.








