Created Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Artisan Wedding Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s French Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s North American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Band Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s German Aesthetic Movement Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Aesthetic Movement Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
Vintage 1980s American Link Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Diamond, 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.