Sapphire Jewelry
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Fire Opal, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 17th Century European Renaissance Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Japanese Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Agate, A...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, S...
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Diamond, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Steel
1970s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, Blue T...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Canadian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire,...
1950s European Post-War Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gol...
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.