Sapphire Jewelry
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
20th Century Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1910s Belle Époque Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1990s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1960s European Greek Revival Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gol...
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Asian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 1...
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Topa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Other, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s British Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
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.