9 Carat Cushion Cut Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s French Retro Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Singaporean Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Sapphire, Amethyst, Yellow Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Tanzanian Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Emerald, Tanzanite
2010s American Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire,...
2010s Italian Modern Fashion Rings
Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century European Brooches
Enamel
2010s British Modern Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Antique 1880s Early Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s European Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Antique 1890s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Australian Renaissance Three-Stone Rings
Tourmaline, Rubelite, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Drop Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Modern Cluster Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modernist Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Go...
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Cluster Rings
Sapphire
2010s Israeli Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Rose Gold
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9 Carat Cushion Cut Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 9 Carat Cushion Cut 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.