Sapphire Jewelry
1980s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Asian Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, 9k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1990s European Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, S...
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Labradorite, Black Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Whit...
Early 2000s Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Diamond,...
Early 2000s Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Top...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Black Spinel, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
1960s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k 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.)
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