Sapphire Beads
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artisan Multi-Strand Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Unknown Brooches
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Bangles
Jade, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Kyanite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Jade, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
20th Century Art Nouveau Chain Necklaces
White Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k...
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Labradorite, Moonstone, Topaz, Tourmaline, Purpl...
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Blue Sapphire, Rose Gold, Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapp...
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Clamper Bracelets
Rhodium
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Rope Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Art Deco Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Fashion Rings
Citrine, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches
Diamond, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Pearl
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s British Beaded Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
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Sapphire Beads For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Sapphire Beads?
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.