Australian Sapphire
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Edwardian Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Jade, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Jade, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold,...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Belle Époque Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Thai Baroque Brooches
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White G...
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Black Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Necklaces
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Retro Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Citrine, Opal, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Chrysophrase,...
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century More Jewelry
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Opal, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Brooches
Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Quartz,...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Bracelets
Sterling Silver
2010s Australian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Irish Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
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Australian Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is an Australian 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.