Burma Sapphires
Mid-20th Century Unknown Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s British Victorian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapph...
Vintage 1950s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Y...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s American Romantic Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Art Nouveau Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1960s French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian More Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Coral, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Kyanite, Gold Plate, Silver
German Three-Stone Rings
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
French Brooches
Early 2000s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Kyanite, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s North American Belle Époque Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Brooches
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Multi-Strand Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Gold
Mid-20th Century Cufflinks
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s French Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Southeast Asian Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Anglo-Indian Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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Burma Sapphires For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
- 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.