Rectangular Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Retro Fashion Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1910s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s American Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Dutch Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Band Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow ...
Early 2000s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond
20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s French Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Chain Necklaces
Garnet, Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Vermeil, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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Rectangular Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Rectangular 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.