French Cut Sapphire
20th Century French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s French Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Retro Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s French Retro Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s French Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 22k Gold
20th Century More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Retro Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Mid-20th Century French Retro Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapph...
Vintage 1960s French Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Post-War Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s French Contemporary Wedding Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Fashion Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Retro Cufflinks
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Beryl, Beryl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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French Cut Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a French Cut 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.
- What is an emerald-cut sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Not to be confused with an emerald gemstone, an emerald-cut sapphire is a sapphire cut into a rectangular shape. An emerald-cut adds the illusion of flashing lights across the stone with its unique shape and step-cut along the edges. Browse a wide selection of sapphire jewelry in a variety of cuts on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The best cuts for a blue sapphire are said to be oval, round, and cushion. The look of an oval-cut sapphire is similar to that of a round sapphire. The slightly extended shape, on the other hand, can make it appear larger than a similar-weight stone. A round cut is one of the most traditional shapes, and it helps a gem dazzle to its full potential. The presence of about 58 facets results in a large amount of light being reflected. Cushion cut, sometimes known as the 'pillow-cut,' has been popular for generations due to its cushion-like appearance. The gemstone has a rectangular form with soft, slightly rounded corners in this cut. Typically, the crown has 58 to 64 big facets. These cuts were popular in numerous forms of jewelry, including rings, pendants, and earrings. Find a wide variety of blue sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.
- What is a French cut diamond?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A French cut diamond is a diamond that is cut in a square or rectangular shape, and features a high crown, along with triangle-shaped facets in a crisscross pattern. A French cut diamond is made by grinding the top of the crystal gemstone. Find a collection of antique, vintage and new French cut diamond jewelry on 1stDibs today.