Unheated Madagascar Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
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Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Bridal Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Other, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, W...
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphi...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Diamond, Pink Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pin...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Blue Diamond, 18k Gold, Ster...
2010s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Alexandrite, Amethyst, Aquamar...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling...
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, Padparadscha Sapphir...
2010s Belgian Artist Chain Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , ...
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
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2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Malagasy Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k 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.