Bi Color Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yel...
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary British Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
20th Century Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Engagement Rings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s North American Artisan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yell...
American Cocktail Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Y...
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
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Bi Color Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Bi Color 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.
- What is a color-change sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A color-change sapphire is a type of sapphire that can change colors under different sources of light. The strength of this gemstone’s color change affects its value. Under incandescent light, the color of a color-change sapphire may range from a very violet-purple to a strongly reddish purple. Find antique and vintage sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Color change sapphires are extremely rare gemstones that change colors under different lighting. When under daylight or its equivalent, the stone exhibits colors ranging from blue to violet — whereas, under incandescent light, the colors range from a purple we associate with violet to strongly reddish-purple. Find a collection of vintage sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Most experts agree that the rarest color of sapphire is a pinkish-orange hue. This type of sapphire is the Padparadscha and comes primarily from Tanzania, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. You can find a wide variety of sapphire gemstone jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Pure blue sapphires with an intense, velvety, and deep royal blue are considered to be the most expensive. They are considered the rarest and most valuable. A one-carat stone could cost anywhere between $750 to $60,000. Shop for unique and designer blue sapphire jewelry from top jewelers around the world on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A synthetic color-change sapphire is a lab-grown sapphire with color shifting abilities. Color-changing sapphires generally change from a blue-purple hue to a deeper true violet shade. Shop a collection of synthetic and natural sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.