Created Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Bangles
Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Sapphire, Tanzanite, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bangles
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bangles
Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
20th Century Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s American Fashion Rings
Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dome Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Cluster Rings
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Cocktail Rings
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian More Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches
Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire,...
Vintage 1980s American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.