Created Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Chain Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Peridot, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Pink Sapphire
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Plat...
Vintage 1950s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Tennis Bracelets
Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Go...
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Stud Earrings
Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, 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.