Australian Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Cluster Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Australian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Cluster Rings
Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Engagement Rings
Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s British Contemporary Engagement Rings
Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Engagement Rings
Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Artisan Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Engagement Rings
Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Engagement Rings
Black Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Fashion Rings
Black Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Romanian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Rope Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Palladium
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Modern Engagement Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Engagement Rings
Green Sapphire, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Fashion Rings
Black Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gol...
2010s Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Emerald, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Signet Rings
Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.