Untreated Sapphire
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Black Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s European Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1960s American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Multi-Strand Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s British Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Swedish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Bridal Rings
Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 2000s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Contemporary Dome Rings
Black Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, ...
Early 2000s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Northern Irish Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artist More Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s British Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Early Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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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.