Oval Blue Natural Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Opal, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wedding Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Neoclassical Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Swedish Retro Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14...
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, Black Pearl, Nat...
Vintage 1920s European Art Nouveau Link Bracelets
Sapphire, 10k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Fashion Rings
Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, W...
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Artisan Cuff Bracelets
Opal, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Singaporean Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose 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.