3 Carat Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Rhodium, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Garnet, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Pendant Necklaces
Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Eme...
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Wedding Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Wedding Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Wh...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Si...
Early 2000s German Modern Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Bangles
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
Late 20th Century Thai Classical Roman Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Thai Baroque Bangles
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Bangles
Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Silver, Gold Plat...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Thai Baroque Drop Necklaces
Jade, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Neoclassical Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Bangles
Coral, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Drop Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Antique 1880s Cuff Bracelets
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Drop Necklaces
Quartz, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1990s Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Brown Diamond, Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White G...
2010s American Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Malagasy Necklace Enhancers
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Artisan Brooches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern More Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Fashion Rings
Star Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Asian Retro Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Pl...
2010s American Contemporary Dome Rings
Blue Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s African Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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3 Carat Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 3 Carat Blue Sapphire?
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.