Oval Blue Natural Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Fire Opal, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Opal...
21st Century and Contemporary American Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s American Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Indian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Turquoi...
Vintage 1950s Thai Artist Cocktail Rings
2010s German Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Silver
2010s Italian Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green S...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green S...
Early 2000s North American Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Aesthetic Movement Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
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Oval Blue Natural Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Oval Blue Natural 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.Â
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.) Â
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.