Created Sapphire
2010s Thai Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Silver
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s British Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Silver
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Chain Necklaces
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Chain Necklaces
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold-filled
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Bracelets
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Bracelets
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, Rose Gold
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s African Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Lever-Back Earrings
Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s Thai Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-War Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Band Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s North American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Yellow 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.