Russian Sapphire
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18...
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Rubelite, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Russian Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s Pendant Necklaces
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Zircon, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary More Jewelry
Amber, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Wedding Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Boxes and Cases
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Rubelite, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Chrome Tourmaline, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Rubelite, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, White Gold...
2010s Russian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Indicolite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Pearl, Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Chrome Tourmaline, Purple S...
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
Early 20th Century European Desk Accessories
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Russian Empire More Silver, Flatware ...
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Russian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Blue Sapphire, Jasper, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Russian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
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Russian Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Russian 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.