Untreated Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Cluster Rings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, ...
Antique Early 1900s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
Vintage 1930s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s American Empire Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Beaded Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Other
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
Antique 1890s Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Bridal Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Green Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple 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.