8 Carat Gia Blue Sapphire
1990s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Neoclassical Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1870s Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Portuguese Belle Époque Link Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Bangles
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Coral, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Pla...
Early 20th Century Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, Pink S...
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1950s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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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.