Australian Sapphire
Early 2000s Australian Artisan More Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Romantic Drop Earrings
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Opal, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Australian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Modern Hoop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Renaissance Three-Stone Rings
Tourmaline, Rubelite, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Australian Romantic Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Rubelite, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Wedding Rings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Other, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White ...
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Edwardian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Art Nouveau Chain Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Edwardian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
2010s Australian Artisan Dome Rings
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Quartz, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k 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.