Untreated Sapphire
20th Century Sri Lankan Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Italian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, ...
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Link Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum,...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Retro Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s European Victorian Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold,...
Early 20th Century Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
20th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Drop Necklaces
Ruby, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s English Contemporary Signet Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
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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.