Burmese Sapphire
2010s Chinese Retro Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavo...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Link Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Star Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Link Necklaces
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Artisan Figurines and Sculptures
Citrine, Jade, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Fashion Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Asian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, R...
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k...
20th Century British Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Artisan Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Dome Rings
Rubelite, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian More Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Charm Bracelets
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Turkish Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 24k Gold
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Revival Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s British High Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
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Burmese Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Burmese 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.