8 Carat Gia Blue Sapphire
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow...
Antique 19th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium
20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s North American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
1990s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow G...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s European Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century French Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wedding Rings
White Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Australian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Purple Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary African Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Aquamarine
21st Century and Contemporary African Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Aquamarine
21st Century and Contemporary African Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Aquamarine
21st Century and Contemporary African Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Aquamarine
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
2010s Israeli Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Israeli Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
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8 Carat Gia Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 8 Carat Gia 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.