Sri Lanka Ruby
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s French Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Artisan Cocktail Rings
Star Ruby, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s French Artisan Engagement Rings
Star Ruby, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s German Art Deco Stud Earrings
Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Bangles
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Art Deco Loose Gemstones
Ruby, Pink Sapphire
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Fashion Rings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Alexand...
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Aesthetic Movement Solitaire Rings
Ruby, Star Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s German Artisan Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Star Ruby, Silver
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Star Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Wedding Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Chandelier Earrings
Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modernist Band Rings
Tsavorite, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plate, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Link Necklaces
Amethyst, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
1990s Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Brooches
Opal, Sapphire, Star Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Brooches
Ruby, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, ...
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Opal, Emerald, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Georgian More Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Art Deco Wedding Rings
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Ruby
2010s Sri Lankan Artisan Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Diamond
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Diamond
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary More Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sap...
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Pink Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Cocktail Rings
Ruby, 22k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Topaz, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Topaz, Ruby, Peridot, Citrine, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Peridot, Topaz, Ruby, Citrine, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Ruby, Garnet, Citrine, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Ruby, Citrine, Amethyst, Silver, Gold Plate, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Bangles
Amethyst, Topaz, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphir...
2010s French Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Sri Lanka Ruby 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.