Sapphire Jewelry
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Burmese Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Coral, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century North American Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Rhodocrosite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s American Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century French Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
19th Century Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver
1970s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1950s Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1890s German Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tanzanite, Tourmaline,...
1890s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1960s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Hes...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Aesthetic Movement Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
Late 20th Century European Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s American Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier British Medieval Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 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.)
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