Kite Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Necklace Enhancers
Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Retro More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Bangles
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1920s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Blue Sapphire
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Necklaces
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Bangles
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Opal, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Rose Gold
2010s American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Morganite, Peridot, Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzani...
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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Kite Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Kite 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.