Untreated Sapphire
Early 2000s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s English Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Deco Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s European Art Nouveau Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Modernist Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
2010s Israeli Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s European Art Deco Band Rings
White Gold
20th Century More Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Early 2000s Thai Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
20th Century More Jewelry
2010s Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Spinel
2010s Brazilian Loose Gemstones
Amethyst
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
2010s Modern Loose Gemstones
Tanzanite
2010s Austrian Modern Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Modern Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Antique 1860s British Victorian Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
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Untreated Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Untreated 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.