Rectangular Sapphire
2010s American Modern Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Brooches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s African Modern Signet Rings
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Platinum, Sterling Silver
2010s African Classical Greek Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cufflinks
Sapphire, Jade, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blac...
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s French Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s British Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold
Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Bangles
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Spanish Brooches
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Georgian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Georgian Art Deco Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Georgian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Bangles
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Mid-20th Century Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-War Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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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.