Oval Blue Natural Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Unknown Belle Époque Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s German Art Nouveau Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Diamond, Aqu...
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Indian Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Dutch Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Silver
Vintage 1970s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s Australian Retro Pendant Necklaces
Green Sapphire, White Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 1...
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Link Bracelets
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
1990s Italian Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Iolite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Austrian Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s European Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
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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.