Moon Sapphire
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Israeli Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
2010s British Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Dome Rings
Citrine, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Greek Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Quartz, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Brooches
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Emerald, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s British Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Quartz, Sapphire, Topaz, Rainbow Moonstone, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Ruby, Turquoise, Emerald, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise...
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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.