Moon Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Band Rings
Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Band Rings
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold
2010s French Modernist Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Moonstone, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow G...
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Moonstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Moonstone, Quartz, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1990s American Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Crystal, 14k Gold, White ...
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Wrist Watches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Charm Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
20th Century European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Silver
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, White Gold
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Moon Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Moon 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.