Flawless Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Chrome Tourmaline, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Fashion Rings
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Chrome Tourmaline, Purple S...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Late 20th Century Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Wrist Watches
Gold, Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Wrist Watches
Titanium
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pendant Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Pink Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz
2010s American Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1990s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
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Flawless Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Flawless 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.