Sri Lanka Emerald
2010s Hong Kong Aesthetic Movement Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai British Colonial Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, 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 Thai Baroque Revival Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai British Colonial Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Gold Plate, Silver, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Emerald, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cluster Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
20th Century Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Bridal Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.