Sapphire Beads
2010s Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k...
2010s Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Artist Beaded Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, W...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
2010s Thai Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Modern Bracelets
Sapphire, Silver
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s Thai Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Crystal, Sapphire
2010s North American Chain Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Brazilian Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold,...
Vintage 1980s French Beaded Necklaces
Chalcedony, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Garnet, Opal, Pearl, Black Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapph...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
2010s Italian Romantic Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Modern Bracelets
Pearl, Sapphire, Silver
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 22k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Coral, Sapphire, Turquoise, Kyanite, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco More Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Pearl, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Sapphire, Druzy, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Beaded Bracelets
Sterling Silver
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Link Bracelets
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Bracelets
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White 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.