Myanmar Sapphire Cabochon
Late 20th Century Signet Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century More Rings
Sapphire, Gold
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Star Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
1990s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dome Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian British Colonial Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Burmese Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1970s British Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Retro Dome Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Signet Rings
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Signet Rings
Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Tsavorite, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Amet...
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Modernist Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s British Victorian Brooches
Sapphire, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Natural Pearl, White Diamond, Diam...
2010s Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1960s American Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Retro Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
20th Century European Artisan Signet Rings
Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k...
Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Artist Cocktail Rings
Multi-gemstone, Other, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Coral, Gold Plate, Silver
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Myanmar Sapphire Cabochon For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Myanmar Sapphire Cabochon?
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.
- What is a cabochon sapphire?1 Answer
Roman Malakov DiamondsApril 19, 2021A cabochon sapphire is a sapphire cut into a cabochon shape. A cabochon shape is characterized as having a convex, rounded surface that is polished but unfaceted.