Unheated Madagascar Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s African Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Early Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Malagasy Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Romantic Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Romantic Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Romantic Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Northern Irish Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
2010s Northern Irish Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s African Modern Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
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Unheated Madagascar Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Unheated Madagascar 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.
- What is an unheated sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Unheated sapphires refers to sapphires that have not had any form of heat treatment, which enhances their color and clarity. Gemology experts estimate that more than 90% of sapphires on the market are heated sapphires. Find a collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs today.