No Heat Royal Blue Sapphire
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s American Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century British George V Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 2000s Contemporary Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 1...
Vintage 1970s Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Cluster Rings
2010s Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
2010s Hong Kong Modern Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1780s Georgian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Victorian Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Zircon, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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No Heat Royal Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a No Heat Royal Blue 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether or not royal blue and sapphire blue are the same color is largely a matter of personal perception and how the names are used. Generally, both colors describe a deep bright blue. You may see them used generally, but manufacturers of paints, apparel and other items that come in many hues may refer to one blue as royal and another as sapphire.
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