Sri Lanka Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Anglo-Indian Drop Earrings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Spinel, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Canadian Contemporary Wedding Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold ...
2010s Canadian Contemporary Wedding Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cluster Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Pl...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Aquamarine, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
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Sri Lanka Emerald For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.