Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Malagasy Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Apatite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Opal, Sterling Silver, Silver, White Gold, Gold...
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gol...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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.