3 Carat Blue Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Black Spinel, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Chinese Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Cocktail Rings
Chrysoberyl, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, White Gold, Gold, ...
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Retro Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Revival Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cocktail Rings
Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Eme...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Bangles
South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, To...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Bangles
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Classical Roman Bangles
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Pl...
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 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 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
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Brooches
Emerald, Jade, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Tanzanian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Fashion Rings
Spinel, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, Y...
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Drop Necklaces
Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond
20th Century Engagement Rings
White Gold
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modernist Choker Necklaces
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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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.