Burmese Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Belgian Early Victorian Cluster Rings
Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
Vintage 1970s British Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Black Opal, 18k...
2010s American Contemporary Cufflinks
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire
20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Classical Roman Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Link Bracelets
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rhodium
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Chain Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapph...
2010s Hong Kong Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Belgian Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Engagement Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century British Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
American Engagement Rings
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1880s British Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
White Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire
2010s Swiss Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Bangles
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.