8 Carat Gia Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s French Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Green Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 1...
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Bangles
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Modern Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White 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.