Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Paraiba, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, ...
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Topa...
Late 20th Century Asian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Pearl, Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
2010s Malagasy Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
1930s French Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
1910s British Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
1940s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1910s Belle Époque Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Si...
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire
1990s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Opal, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Go...
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.