Australian Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Signet Rings
Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Pink S...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Black Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s Australian Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Artist Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, Silver
2010s Australian Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Australian Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Modern Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Other, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Wedding Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Gothic Revival Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Artisan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, R...
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Morganite, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.