Sri Lanka Yellow
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Sri Lankan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Diamond
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Wedding Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Go...
Late 20th Century Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose ...
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Chrysoberyl
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Art Deco Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century More Rings
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Swiss Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan More Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Drop Necklaces
Aquamarine, Citrine, Iolite, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.