Sapphire Jewelry
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Bronze, Silver
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
Late 17th Century European Renaissance Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
2010s African Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Platinum, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Natural Pearl, South Sea Pea...
Early 18th Century Renaissance Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby...
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k...
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White D...
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
2010s British Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century European Egyptian Revival Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Silver, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Gold
16th Century German Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Renaissance Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver
2010s American Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Bronze, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, S...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sa...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond...
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Renaissance Vintage Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, ...
Vintage and Antique Sapphire Rings, Sapphire Necklaces and Other Sapphire Jewelry for Sale on 1stDibs
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.