3 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire
2010s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Modern Bracelets
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Drop Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Cluster Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Retro Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Fashion Rings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Swiss Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1990s Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Swiss Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Bangles
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bangles
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Antique 1870s Etruscan Revival Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k ...
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Vintage 1940s Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Swiss Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s French Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire...
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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.