Created Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s African Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Silver
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Artist Band Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian More Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k ...
2010s North American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Asian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Asian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Brooches
Spinel, Sapphire, Gold, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Japanese Artist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Art Nouveau Brooches
Crystal, Mixed Metal
Early 2000s Cuff Bracelets
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Drop Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver
20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Cufflinks
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Kunzite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Israeli Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Paper
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s British More Bracelets
Yellow Gold
Italian Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
2010s British More Bracelets
Yellow Gold
1960s Modern Sculptures
2010s Thai Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, 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.