Purple Sapphire Art Deco
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Brooches
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Signet Rings
Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Wool
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow S...
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
2010s Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapp...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapp...
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Mid-20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Zircon, Purple Sapphire, Blue Zircon,...
Late 20th Century Israeli Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Morganite, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, ...
2010s Israeli Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Ye...
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Neoclassical Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Tsavorite, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Japanese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Wedding Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphir...
2010s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold ...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Greek Art Deco Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sa...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold ...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver,...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling S...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Amethyst, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
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Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
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Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1840s British Early Victorian Link Necklaces
Turquoise, Gold
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
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Diamond, Gold, Silver
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Edwardian Vanity Items
Diamond, Gold, Silver
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Diamond, Star Sapphire, Silver, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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Diamond, Gold
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A Close Look at Art-deco Jewelry
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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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.)
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