3 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco More Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Revival Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
20th Century Unknown Modern Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Art Deco Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century More Rings
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1800s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s European Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s European Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Artist Cufflinks
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American Link Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Fluorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Three-Stone Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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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.