3 Carat Blue Sapphire
2010s Thai Byzantine Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
2010s American Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Late Victorian More Jewelry
Sapphire
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Revival Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American More Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, White Diamond, Diamond, Rose Gold, Whi...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Ro...
2010s American Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Retro Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Rope Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Tanzanite, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sa...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
Late 20th Century Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Bangles
Amethyst, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1970s Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Bangles
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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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.