Untreated Sapphire
Early 20th Century Japanese Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
Vintage 1980s French Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s Unknown Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Vintage 1940s Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate
2010s American Artist Band Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
1990s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century More Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
Antique Late 19th Century Gilded Age Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Jade, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
2010s American Artist Dangle Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
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Untreated Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.