Untreated Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold,...
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century North American Dome Rings
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Revival Brooches
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s European Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Revival Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Gold, 1...
Mid-20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Signet Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Artisan Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Aquamarine, Coral, Sapphire, Turquoise, Kyanite, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pearl, Sapphire
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Garnet, Rubelite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
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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.