Sapphire Jewelry
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, Amethyst, Silver, 18k...
Early 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 1...
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century European Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
Late 18th Century Sri Lankan Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Anglo-Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 1...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Jade, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1910s European Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Onyx, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1870s American Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1930s French Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Quartz, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s British Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Sapphire Jewelry
Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Finnish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Black Star, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Southeast Asian Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Si...
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.