Sapphire Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tiger s Eye, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver,...
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Emerald, Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sa...
2010s European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tanzanite
2010s Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Coral, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Citrine, Pink Sapphire, Agate, Tiger s Eye, 14k Gold
2010s Beaded Bracelets
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Beryl, Chalcedony, Citrine, Garnet, Multi-gemstone...
2010s Unknown More Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
Vintage 1980s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Onyx, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Ste...
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Silver
2010s European Modern Beaded Bracelets
Citrine, Moonstone, Opal, Quartz, Rainbow Moonstone, Sapphire, Turquoise...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Pearl, Peridot, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, 18...
20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Vermeil, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire
2010s American Artist Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Onyx, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s Beaded Necklaces
Chalcedony, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Retro Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Beaded Bracelets
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Peridot, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, G...
2010s American Artist Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow...
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Belle Époque Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire
2010s Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Beaded Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Platinum
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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.