Sapphire Gemstones
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gree...
2010s Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Ro...
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire
2010s Spanish Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Amethyst, Garnet, Iolite, Tanzanite, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Kenyan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, White Diamond, Diamond, Whit...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
20th Century Italian More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Band Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
20th Century Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Kenyan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
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Sapphire Gemstones For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Sapphire Gemstones?
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.