Orange Padparadscha
2010s Dutch Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire ,...
2010s Indian Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Wedding Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1940s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s European Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, R...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Y...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold, Y...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Y...
Vintage 1970s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
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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.