Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
2010s North American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18...
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Rhodolite
2010s Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1950s American Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s European Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Opal, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Morganite, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
1930s French Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gilt Metal
2010s Thai Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Late Victorian Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, 18k ...
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.