Unheated Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Singaporean Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18...
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary English Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Drop Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Tsavorite
Antique 1880s Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s British Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yello...
Vintage 1980s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Green Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
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Unheated Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Unheated 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.