3 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
Early 2000s North American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Three-Stone Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Renaissance Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yello...
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1860s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 22k Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss More Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Plat...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Brooches
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yel...
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Revival Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Kyanite, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gol...
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Israeli Cluster Rings
Moonstone, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Band Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
2010s Tanzanian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Malagasy Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow 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.