Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Citrine, White Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald,...
1890s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
1970s French Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Sterling Silver, Silver, Rose Gold, Gold Plate
2010s Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1930s North American Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Sapphire Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire
Late 20th Century English Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Tourmaline, Diamond, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s African Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
1980s French Artist Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
2010s African Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s African Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Mixed Metal
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k 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.