Created Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Fashion Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Moonstone, 10k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s European Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Link Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s German Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Arts and Crafts Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
14k Gold
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Modern Bracelets
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Fashion Rings
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea P...
2010s Italian Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmal...
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Asian Artisan Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k 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.