Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
1940s Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Late 20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White ...
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Arts and Crafts Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Chinese Arts and Crafts Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Wh...
1990s Italian Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Moonstone, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
1960s American Modern Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Mixed Metal
1990s Chinese Arts and Crafts Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Palladium
1950s American Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1980s German Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1960s American Modern Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Mixed Metal
1980s Unknown Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire
Late 20th Century American Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Aquamarine, Platinum
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century French Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century French Retro Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
1980s Thai Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1940s Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century American Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
20th Century Unknown Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century European Contemporary Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
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Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Vintage Blue Sapphire Jewelry?
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.