Unheated Sapphire Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Purple Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Australian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s European Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Antique 1880s European Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Modern Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Ros...
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Alexan...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Blue Diamond, Yellow Di...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Loose Gemstones
Pink Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Padparadscha Sapphire , Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1950s English Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Loose Gemstones
Yellow Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
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Unheated Sapphire Stone For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Unheated Sapphire Stone?
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.
- What is an unheated sapphire?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Unheated sapphires refers to sapphires that have not had any form of heat treatment, which enhances their color and clarity. Gemology experts estimate that more than 90% of sapphires on the market are heated sapphires. Find a collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs today.