Moon Sapphire
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Artisan Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Antique 1880s European Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Brooches
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Canadian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Canadian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Stud Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold
2010s Canadian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Canadian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Moonstone, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Canadian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Black Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Cluster Rings
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Canadian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Artisan Stud Earrings
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Hong Kong More Rings
Moonstone, Black Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Silver
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanity Items
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern More Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Aquamarine, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Moonstone, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Ca...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Silver
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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.