Created Sapphire
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Aesthetic Movement Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, Natural Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Engagement Rings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Belgian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Chain Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tanzani...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Retro Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
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Created Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Created 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.