Burmese Sapphire
2010s Asian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Spinel
2010s Asian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Spinel
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Asian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Spinel
2010s Asian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Spinel
2010s Asian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Spinel
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Asian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Spinel
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1870s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Jade, Sapphire, Garnet, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Engagement Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan More Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1890s English Victorian Wedding Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Burmese Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Retro Dome Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Other
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Edwardian Brooches
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k 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.