Sri Lanka Yellow
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Alexandrite
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
Antique Early 1900s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan More Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold,...
Vintage 1930s Sri Lankan Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Aesthetic Movement Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Star Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, P...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Spinel, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
Vintage 1980s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Sri Lanka Yellow 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.