Sapphire 20 Ct
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Quartz, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s More Necklaces
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Fashion Rings
Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14...
21st Century and Contemporary German Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Fashion Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Fashion Rings
Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Chalcedony, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Green Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Silver
2010s Asian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Fashion Rings
Black Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
2010s British Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Victorian Cocktail Rings
Opal, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple S...
2010s Russian Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Drop Earrings
Topaz, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Quartz, Sapphir...
2010s American Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Quartz, Sapphire, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, 24k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Thai Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Thai Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold
2010s Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Quartz, Sapphire, Yell...
2010s American Drop Earrings
Quartz, Citrine, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Diamond, White Diamon...
Vintage 1940s American Retro Bracelets
Sapphire, 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.