Ceylon Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1990s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1930s British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Diamond, Pink Diamond, Emerald, R...
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s American Bridal Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Multi-gemstone, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k G...
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Wedding Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Mid-20th Century American Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Beryl, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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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.
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