Russian Sapphire
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Alexandrite, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Rubelite, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Zircon, Zircon, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Aquamarine, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Russian Arts and Crafts Figurines and Sculptures
Chalcedony, Diamond, Garnet, Jade, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Blue Sapphire, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Diamond, Aqu...
2010s Cocktail Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Vanity Items
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Modern Chain Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Desk Accessories
Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Desk Accessories
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1910s Russian Russian Empire Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Russian Victorian Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Art Deco Brooches
Natural Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1910s Russian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Romantic Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century American Artist More Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Russian Empire Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
American Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Ts...
Antique Mid-19th Century Hong Kong Modern Cufflinks
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Gold Plate
Antique Early 1900s Russian More Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Art Nouveau Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire
20th Century Russian Edwardian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
20th Century Russian Edwardian Cufflinks
Vintage 1910s Russian Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Georgian Drop Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
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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.