Flawless Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yel...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White G...
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Portuguese Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Three-Stone Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Drop Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
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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.