Sri Lanka Yellow
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, P...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold,...
Antique Mid-17th Century Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
Early 2000s Italian Belle Époque Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Drop Necklaces
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
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...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gr...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Topa...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sa...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, White Diamond, Zircon, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold
2010s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow G...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow G...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Cuff Bracelets
Chrysoberyl, Cat’s Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow G...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Dome Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Whi...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Dome Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Whi...
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s Sri Lankan Wrist Watches
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Go...
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow...
2010s Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k 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.