Untreated Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Bangles
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
2010s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Swedish Retro Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire
Antique 1890s Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Belle Époque Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k ...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Retro Signet Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinu...
Early 20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k ...
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k 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.