Created Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Bangles
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Retro Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Yellow Sapphire, Gold
1990s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver
2010s Indian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Italian Artisan Brooches
Coral, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Chain Necklaces
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Artisan Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Dome Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphir...
2010s Thai Contemporary Fashion Rings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Retro Cuff Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian More Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Link Bracelets
Marcasite, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s North American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k 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.