Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 2000s German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate,...
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
1950s French Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, B...
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s French Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
Late 20th Century Indian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Peridot, Sapphire, Black Opal, Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gre...
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1890s European Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
1980s German Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1960s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, 18k Gold
20th Century American Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 22k Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
18th Century Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Moonstone, Pink Sapphire, Tourmal...
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.