Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Malachite, Blue Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, ...
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Malagasy Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, S...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Moonstone, Pink Sapphire, Tourmal...
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow ...
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green...
2010s Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Steel
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Natural Pearl, South Sea P...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourma...
Mid-20th Century French Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
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.