Untreated Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire
20th Century More Jewelry
Sapphire
Antique 1890s European Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Diamond, W...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s European Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Vintage 1940s European Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Solitaire Rings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Signet Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, Gold
Antique 1880s European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Dutch Artisan Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 22k Gold, 24k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British More Jewelry
Sapphire
20th Century Sri Lankan Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Modern Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k G...
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Purple Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Moonstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.