Oval Blue Natural Sapphire
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 Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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 Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Early 20th Century European Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Late 18th Century European Georgian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1980s Tennis Bracelets
Vintage 1950s North American Art Deco Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Signet Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Unknown Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s European Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1950s European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Religious Items
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s North American Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Solitaire Rings
Diamond, 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.
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.