Sapphire Beads
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Turquoise, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Beaded Necklaces
Quartz, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Beaded Bracelets
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, 14k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s American Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Sapphire, Gold-filled, Silver Plate, Bronze
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Beaded Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Multi-gemstone, 10k Gold
2010s Charm Bracelets
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Chain Necklaces
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, Apatite, Rhodium, Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yel...
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Beaded Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Iolite, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Multi-Strand Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 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.