Sri Lankan Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Fashion Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Hong Kong Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Italian Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Retro Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s English Cluster Rings
Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Sri Lankan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Civil War Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Kunzite, Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
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Sri Lankan Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Sri Lankan Sapphire?
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.