Sapphire Jewelry
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century Swiss Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire
1980s European Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
18th Century English Classical Roman Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1980s French Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1940s American Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
1990s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
1990s Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Sapphire
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Black Opal, 18k Gol...
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Swiss Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Black Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Black Opal, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1890s French Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gre...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Star Sapphire, Black Star, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Quartz, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose 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.





