Sapphire Beads
2010s American Artisan Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Spinel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Revival Beaded Necklaces
Morganite, Pink Sapphire, Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1980s Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Beaded Necklaces
Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Freshwater Pearl...
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique 1840s Unknown Early Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Edwardian Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Vintage 1980s American Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
2010s Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Beaded Necklaces
Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, S...
2010s American Artisan Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 1950s Retro Beaded Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 9k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate
2010s Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1960s Retro Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Ros...
20th Century Beaded Bracelets
White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose ...
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst, 9k Gold, Silve...
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Beaded Bracelets
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose ...
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose ...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Retro Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Beaded Necklaces
Amethyst, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topa...
Vintage 1980s French Beaded Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s British Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yello...
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Link Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k 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.