Moon Sapphire
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 10k Gold
2010s American Arts and Crafts Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s German Aesthetic Movement Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
2010s American Drop Necklaces
Quartz, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, ...
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Russian Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century French Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
Vintage 1920s Portuguese Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Canadian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s French Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Tourmaline, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Charm Bracelets
Emerald, Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Late 20th Century Unknown Wrist Watches
2010s Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Steel
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Steel
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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.