Created Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
2010s Victorian Link Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Swedish Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Hong Kong Egyptian Revival Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Fashion Rings
Pink Sapphire, Quartz, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White 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.