Sapphire Jewelry
Early 20th Century Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmal...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold,...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Rubelite, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s North American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1940s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Black Star, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Platinum
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, 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.




