Sapphire Flush Set
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Ruby, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wedding Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cufflinks
Rock Crystal, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s French Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Wedding Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Band Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Band Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Band Rings
Chrysoberyl, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s French Modern Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
Vintage 1980s Portuguese Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Band Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Band Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Bangles
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Band Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k ...
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Go...
Antique 1860s Victorian Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s Swiss Retro Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Peridot, Ruby, Turquoise, Blue...
1990s Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Fashion Rings
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Sterling Silve...
1990s Unknown Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Italian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k...
Sapphire Flush Set For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.