Untreated Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
20th Century Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British More Jewelry
20th Century Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Aesthetic Movement Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
Vintage 1970s English Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s German Artisan Chain Bracelets
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Edwardian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s English Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tou...
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Star Sapphire
Antique 1890s German Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s English Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
Antique 19th Century American Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
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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.