Eye Clean Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Moonstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Choker Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Star Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Egyptian Revival Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Garnet, Spinel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Rose ...
1990s Unknown Contemporary Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Modern Bracelets
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Brooches
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Sapphire, Aquamarine, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Aquamarine, White Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Fashion Rings
Spinel, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold...
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Australian Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
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Eye Clean Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Eye Clean Blue Sapphire?
The Legacy of Sapphire in Jewelry Design
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.