Sapphire Beads
2010s Canadian Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Beaded Necklaces
20th Century American Anglo-Indian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Pearl, White Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Chain Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Black Pearl, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Charm Bracelets
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Beaded Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Jade, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Beaded Bracelets
Jade, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Oriental Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Beaded Necklaces
Chalcedony, Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Beaded Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Pearl, Opal, Sapphire, Diamond
Early 2000s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Quartz, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Chain Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Beaded Bracelets
Opal, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White ...
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Chalcedony, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Fluorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Opal, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Vermeil
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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.