3 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Yello...
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
2010s Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Bangles
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, P...
2010s Israeli Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Moonstone, Sapphire, Rainbow Moonstone, Multi-gemstone, Blue...
1990s Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold...
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 2000s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Mid-20th Century Retro Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 18th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1990s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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3 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 3 Carat Royal 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.