9 Carat Cushion Cut Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Retro Bangles
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphi...
Antique 1860s Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Unknown High Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Cocktail Rings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, P...
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphi...
Vintage 1940s French Retro Signet Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1990s Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Russian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Antique 1890s Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 15k Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s American Artisan Stud Earrings
Quartz, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Rhodium
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Black Spinel, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Sapphire, Amethyst, Green Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Revival Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow ...
Antique 1880s Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Early 20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Peridot, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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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.