Peach Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Dome Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Moonstone, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Ros...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate,...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sil...
2010s Spanish Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha...
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Yemeni Multi-Strand Necklaces
Coral, Silver
Vintage 1950s Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Australian Baroque Engagement Rings
Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Quartz, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Brown Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Multi-gemstone, 22k Gold, G...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American More Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Beryl, Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Dia...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Yello...
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Moonstone, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Agate, Moonstone, Sapphire, Yello...
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Peach Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Peach 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.