Untreated Sapphire
Vintage 1950s French Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Late Victorian More Jewelry
Sapphire
Vintage 1910s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Art Nouveau Multi-Strand Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1870s British Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
Vintage 1940s French Retro Signet Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1960s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tennis Bracelets
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s British Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold,...
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire,...
2010s Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
2010s Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.