Burma Untreated Sapphire
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Bracelets
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Go...
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Recent Sales
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1850s British Victorian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapph...
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Y...
Early 2000s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Three-Stone Rings
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Swiss Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian More Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Cocktail Dresses
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Bracelets
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond
2010s French More Jewelry
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 17th Century Unknown Band Rings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald
Late 20th Century French Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Burma Untreated Sapphire 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.












