Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Early 20th Century Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 10k Gold, Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Platinum
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
1910s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
1920s Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s French Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1910s French Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1830s Italian Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
1920s European Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Unknown Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Italian Retro Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1860s Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1920s French Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1850s British Retro Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
1910s Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s American Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
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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.
Finding the Right Drop-earrings for You
Earrings are a timeless accessory. Women have been wearing studs and hoops in civilizations as far back as Ancient Egypt. Diamond drop earrings, pearl versions and other antique drop earrings have a long history as well.
While hoops will always be beautiful, drop earrings hold their own as dazzling accessories, and jewelry designers have explored different variations on this style of earring over time.
Although the term is often misapplied, true drop earrings are characterized by a long lean line ending in a pear-shaped stone that drops just below the earlobe. These accessories were popular in the Art Deco era, which encompassed the 1920s and ’30s and ushered in a very distinct look in jewelry design.
There were many influences on Art Deco jewelry; among them, the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. Today, the popularity of long Art Deco drop earrings can be attributed to the influence of Coco Chanel. These earrings are frequently characterized by simple shapes, clean lines and an integration of colorful stones such as blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies to accent the pieces’ diamonds. Indeed, during the 20th century, as technology for diamond cutting improved, diamond drop earrings and other diamond jewelry came into wide popularity. Formal examples of diamond drop earrings pair perfectly with a cocktail dress or fancy pantsuit, while gem-set and gold drop earrings make great daytime accessories.
While there are at least several types of earrings you could be wearing right now, drop earrings work well for anyone who favors a minimalist look. Whatever the occasion, find a wide range of antique, diamond and pearl drop earrings on 1stDibs.
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