Sapphire Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Malagasy Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary European Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire
2010s Pakistani Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethy...
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Morganite, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Romantic Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite,...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modernist Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Sapphire, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century American Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Jade, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, Beryl, Garnet, Blue...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Dia...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Wh...
21st Century and Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Quartz, Black Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Rhodolite, Blue Topaz, Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Iolite, Garnet, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, Diamond, Yellow Gold,...
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 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.