Cushion Cut Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tourm...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, Par...
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
2010s German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s Solitaire Rings
Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Band Rings
Green Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire,...
Antique 1880s Victorian Bangles
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 14...
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Coral, Green Sapphire, Emerald, 14k Gold, White ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Ameth...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Indian Retro Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Pink Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Green Sapphire, 18k...
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Fire Opal, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green S...
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Brooches
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Fi...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Fi...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Peridot, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling...
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Cushion Cut Green Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Cushion Cut Green 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.