Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
1920s American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1920s American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1880s Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century French Romantic Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Star Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 20th Century French Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
1860s American Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
1880s English Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 15k Gold, Silver
1920s Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Contemporary Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century American Edwardian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s French Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century American Edwardian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1890s Late Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 10...
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond
1920s French Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
19th Century Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
1890s Victorian Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
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Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Antique Star Sapphire Jewelry?
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.