Sapphire Beads
20th Century Beaded Bracelets
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Moonstone, Opal, Pearl, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Moonstone, Opal, Pearl, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Tourmaline
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, Amethys...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
2010s Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphir...
Late 20th Century Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Coral, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 2000s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphir...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Morganite, Quartz, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Peridot, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, G...
Antique Late 18th Century Sri Lankan Beaded Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century English Modern Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire,...
Late 20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Citrine, Opal, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Chrysophrase,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Chrysophrase, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Agate, Amazonite, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Chrysophrase, C...
Late 20th Century European Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, ...
Vintage 1980s American Beaded Necklaces
Gilt Metal
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Apatite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Labradorite, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s British Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Beaded Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Peridot, Freshwater Pearl...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Hematite, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Quartz, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century British Beaded Necklaces
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s European Modern Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Pearl, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s Retro Beaded Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k...
2010s Dutch Modern Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Beaded Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaded Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
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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.)
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