Unheated Vivid Blue Sapphires
2010s Thai Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British More Jewelry
Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Cocktail Rings
Blue Zircon, Purple Sapphire, Indicolite, Zircon, Pink Sapphire, Garnet,...
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tanzanite, Spinel, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Tanzanite, Spinel, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, R...
21st Century and Contemporary German Revival Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century North American Victorian Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century North American Victorian Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Hong Kong Early Victorian Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Modern Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Retro Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Cufflinks
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Chain Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 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.