Gia Certified Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Rococo Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Loose Gemstones
Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
2010s Japanese Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Artisan Engagement Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary British Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
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Gia Certified Padparadscha Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Gia Certified Padparadscha 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.