Oval Blue Natural Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tou...
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Thai Artist Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Zircon, Zircon, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s European Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinu...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Yellow Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s European Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s European Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow G...
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Anklets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s European Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Kyanite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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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.
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.