Kite Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Bridal Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Brooches
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Bl...
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Pink Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Blue Diamond, Diamond, Bery...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Mandarin Garnet, Blue Di...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indian Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Russian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Rubelite, Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Drop Earrings
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Quartz, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Quartz, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Sapphire, Peridot, Morganite, Garnet, Diamond, Am...
2010s American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Opal, Tanzanite, Sapphire, Rose Gold
2010s American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s American Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Modern Cluster Rings
Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Chalcedony, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Jade, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Ros...
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Jade, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond,...
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
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Kite Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Kite 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.