Nigerian Sapphire
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
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Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
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Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Nigerian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s Nigerian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Nigerian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Nigerian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Nigerian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Nigerian Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
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Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
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Blue Sapphire
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White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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Blue Sapphire, Mandarin Garnet, Garnet, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yel...
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Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
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2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
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Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
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Sapphire, Tanzanite, Alexandrite, Topaz, Paraiba, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14...
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Bridal Rings
Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
1990s French Modern Band Rings
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Gold
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Blue Sapphire
20th Century French Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Cluster Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Emerald, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cluster Rings
Tanzanite, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
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Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Morganite, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Morganite, Sterling Silver, Silver
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Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Morganite, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Morganite, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, S...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
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Sapphire, Morganite, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Morganite, Sterling Silver, Silver, Rose Gold, Gold Plate
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Morganite, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver
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Morganite, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
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2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Morganite, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
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Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
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2010s American Engagement Rings
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Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
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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.)
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