Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1950s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
About Angara:
At Angara, every piece of jewellery is a handcrafted expression of love and individuality. We design with intention—using vivid coloured gemstones and ethically...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Black Opal, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Zircon, Blue Zircon, ...
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1990s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
About Angara:
At Angara, every piece of jewellery is a handcrafted expression of love and individuality. We design with intention—using vivid coloured gemstones and ethically...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
About Angara:
At Angara, every piece of jewellery is a handcrafted expression of love and individuality. We design with intention—using vivid coloured gemstones and ethically...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Go...
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1890s European Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tsavorite, Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapph...
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yel...
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage and Antique Sapphire Rings, Sapphire Necklaces and Other Sapphire Jewelry for Sale on 1stDibs
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.