Sapphire Jewelry
19th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
16th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Peridot, Rock Crystal, Ruby, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Spinel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Asian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purpl...
1970s Italian Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Sri Lankan Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Star Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1880s Dutch Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ruby, South Sea Pearl, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot, Garnet, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Beryl, Quartz, Diamond, Beryl, Yellow Gold, White 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.