Sapphire Jewelry
1950s German Belle Époque Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Enamel, Brass, Gold Plate, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sa...
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold,...
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s English Renaissance Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Star Sapphire, 10k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Top...
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, ...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 18k ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s French Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Amazonite, Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yello...
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.