Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Coral, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, ...
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century French Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Etruscan Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plat...
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, 22k Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
1880s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
1880s British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver
1910s English Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1940s Unknown Artisan Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century European Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold Pla...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Quartz, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Rhodocrosite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Carnelian, Emerald, Hematite, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx...
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1980s Swiss Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1960s French Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.