Sapphire Jewelry
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
1990s Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1950s Australian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Topaz, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Star Sapphire, Black Star, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gree...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Hematite, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Black Star, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, 14k G...
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, 18k Gold, Silver, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s British Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1970s French Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.