Created Sapphire
2010s Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Coral, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, ...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Charm Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Tanzanite, Black Pearl, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Engagement Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Other, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Cocktail Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14...
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Rhodolite, Gold, 18k Go...
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Indian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Brooches
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Aesthetic Movement Multi-Strand Nec...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Rhodium
2010s Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cluster Rings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White 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.