Padparadscha Earrings
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , White Gold
2010s Thai Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s African Modern Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Dominican Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Stud Earrings
Rock Crystal, Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Si...
2010s Thai Chandelier Earrings
Green Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, ...
Vintage 1950s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadsch...
2010s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, P...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Japanese Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Platinum
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Purple Sapphire, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, ...
2010s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterlin...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Ruby, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Ros...
Vintage 1970s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
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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.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.